Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Flight Sergeant Robert James Barr is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flight Sergeant Robert James Barr is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram July 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

Group Photo – This is a picture of my Brother, Bob and his crew. F/S. R. J. Barr R251406, WO W.E. Fasken R160076, F/O A.J. Reid J36936, F/S H.R. Thyret R224882, and F/O Clewley. All died but Clewley, December 4, 1944. My Brother sent this picture to my Mother and Father , Edith and James Barr some time in 1944. Photo submitted by Albert Barr.

Group Photo 2 – This is a picture of my Mother, Edith Barr, my older Brother Peter Barr and my Brother F/S Robert James Barr. I am not sure where this picture was taken but we lived on Belfair and Lee Avenues in 1944. My mother has put the year 1944 on the back of the photograph. I recognize her handwriting. Photo Submitted by Albert Barr.

Newspaper clipping – Photos of F/S Barr and F/O A. J. Reid from The Toronto Star, January 10, 1945, page 14 Story of crash and crew from //lostbombers.co.uk Lancaster ME318 of 166 (RAF) Sqdn took part in the Key Raid against Freiburg 27/28 Nov 44. On 4 Dec 44 ME318 was airborne at 1615 from Kirmington on an operation against Karlsruhe, Germany. One Canadian, P/O G. C. Clewley, survived the crash and was taken PoW. The remainder were killed. The four Canadians were: F/O (N) A. J. Reid age 21 from Toronto; F/S (BA) E. F. Williams age 27 from Toronto; F/S (AG) H. R. Thyret age 19 from Fort Erie; F/S (AG) R. J. Barr age 19 from Toronto. Also killed were: F/S J. A. Joyce RAAF age 20, and Sgt. A. J. Taylor RAF who, at age 39, was amongst the oldest airmen killed on Bomber Command operations.

Newspaper Clipping – The Toronto Star, January 10, 1945, page 14