Remembering Old Boys Fallen 1939–1945 War
John Keel Barker
Sergeant, Royal Air Force
1st. Qtr. 1917 – 4th. September 1940
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John Keel Barker
John Keel Barker
Biography
Biography
John Keel Barker
John Keel Barker
1st XI Football 1935-35
1st XI Football 1935-35
Service Details
| Regiment | Royal Air Force | Unit | 152 Sqdn. |
| Service Number | 566251 | Rank | Sergeant |
| Cemetery | Etaples Military Cemetery, France, 69. A. 5. | ||
Birkenhead Institute
| Started B.I. | |
| Left B.I. | 1933 |
| House | Westminster |
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.
External Records
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission John Keel Barker