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Richard Percival William Barker

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Portrait of Pilot Offcer Richard Percival William Barker, Auckland Weekly News, 4 March 1942. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19420304-25-2. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Pilot Offcer Richard Percival William Barker, Auckland Weekly News, 4 March 1942. Auckla …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Percival William AWMM
  • Surname
    Barker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ41464 AWMM
    • WWII 41464 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 February 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607) Reigate, Surrey RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 February 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Richard & Sheilagh HAll BARKER of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 25 February 2024 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Sister: Mrs P. S. K. Gregory, of Gisborne AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Pilot Officer Barker was the son of Richard and Sheila Hall Barker, of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand.

    His brother, 70043 Flight Lieutenant Desmond Wallace Ferguson Barker, Royal Air Force, was killed in a similar accident on 12 February 1941.

    Attended Christ's College, Christchurch and Massey College, Palmerston North (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    22 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Terrace Hills, Lincolnshire AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Grantham Cemetery, Lincolnshire, England AWMM Section 17. Row M. Grave 11. AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Advice was received to-day of the death in air operations of Pilot Officer Richard Barker, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barker, Russell street. Pilot Officer Barker left New Zealand six months ago as a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and had been engaged in air operations for only a few weeks. His elder brother, Flight-Lieutenant Desmond Barker, D.F.C., Royal Air Force, was killed in air operations last February. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 22 June 2023 - N.Z. CASUALTIES
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20647, 24 DECEMBER 1941, PAGE 4
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Memorial

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    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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25 February 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
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