World War 2 - Memorial
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| John Keel Barker - 1st. XI - 1934-35 |
Sergeant John Keel Barker - in R.A.F. |
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| John Keel Barker - Biography |
| Date of Birth |
1st. Qtr. 1917 |
Place of Birth |
Birkenhead |
| Date of Death |
4th. September 1940 |
Age at Death |
23 |
| Father |
William Reginald Barker |
Mother |
Elsie Marion Barker (Breton) |
| Parents Married Place |
Birkenhead |
Parents Married Date |
2nd. Qtr. 1912 |
| Sibling |
David Reginald Barker |
Sibling DOB |
4th. Qtr. 1918 |
| Started BI |
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Left BI |
1933 (Westminster) |
| Regiment |
Royal Air Force |
Unit |
152 Sqdn. |
| Service Number |
566251 |
Rank |
Sergeant |
| Cemetery |
Etaples Military Cemetery, France |
Grave Location |
69. A. 5. |
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Memorial Location |
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| Notes - Older brother of David Reginald Barker. Matriculated 1933.
He served as a ground wireless operator in the pre-war RAF, joining in 1933 before being trained as a pilot. He was serving with 152 squadron at the start of the Battle of Britain. On 18th August 1940 he claimed a Ju87 destroyed and on the 25th a Me109. He did not return from a dortie on 4th September 1940 He is believed to have been shot down by return fire from a Do17 engaged 25 miles off Bognor Regis. He bailed out from Spitfire R6909 but was killed. His body was washed up on French coast. |
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