Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Charles Rae Barr
In memory of:
Pilot Officer Charles Rae Barr
June 17, 1942
Military Service
J/15520
23
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Son of Dr. Charles Henry Barr and Mary Ellen Vivian Barr, of Verdun, Quebec. Nephew of Dr. J. Rae Carson, M.A., of Montreal, Quebec.
Commemorated on Page 57 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY
Netherlands
6. H. 6.
BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY is located 39 Km north west of Antwerp and 19 Km after passing the Border into the Netherlands. The N11 connects Antwerp to Bergen op Zoom via Kapellen, Pulte, Hoogerheide and finally on to Bergen op Zoom. On reaching Bergen op Zoom railway station turn right onto the Stationsplein and after 200 M turn right onto the Bredastraat. Follow this road for 500 M where it becomes Wouwsestraatweg and carry straight on for 2.5 kilometres. The street name has now changed to the Ruytershoveweg and the BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY can be found on the left of this street. Steps into cemetery (not suitable for wheelchairs).
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Pilot Officer Charles Rae Barr is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Pilot Officer Charles Rae Barr is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Charles Rae Barr – Charles at 19 OTU, RAF Kinloss - July 1941 -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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