Barker, William George Victoria Cross Recipient

Barker, William George (1894-1930). Born in Dauphin, Manitoba, "Billy" Barker enlisted in the Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1914 and by 1915 was serving in France. He then transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and on October 27th, 1918 won the Victoria Cross. Though wounded three times and fainting twice from the pain, Major Barker brought down a German Rumpler two-seater and three Fokker D VII fighters. He crash-landed his plane behind British lines in Foret de Mormal, France.

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