Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Neville Barson
In memory of:
Squadron Leader Neville Barson
August 12, 1954
Simpson, Saskatchewan
Military Service
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Army
406 "City of Saskatoon" (Light Bomber) Squadron
Distinguished Flying Cross, Canadian Forces Decoration, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star and Rosette, Atlantic Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, Australian Service Medal and Pilots Badge - Czechoslovak Air Force awarded by Air Vice Marshall Janousêk, Minister for Air Czechoslovak Government in England 1943.
Additional Information
January 7, 1921
Broken Hill, Australia
June 30, 1949
Montreal, Quebec
Son of George and Lilian Mary (nee Betts) Barson of Kew, Victoria, Australia. Husband of Mary (nee Thoburn) and father of Murray, James, Margaret and Rhoda of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Squadron Leader Barson joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in September 1940 and trained in Canada and flew operationally in Canada and the United Kingdom. He served 2 years with No. 52 Squadron in the United Kingdom.
Commemorated on Page 50 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
SASKATOON (WOODLAWN) CEMETERY
Saskatchewan, Canada
Grave 17558, Block 124, Lot 205 1/2
Digital Collection
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Photo of Neville Barson
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