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Wesley David Barber

In memory of:

Corporal Wesley David Barber

August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France

Military Service

Service Number:

B/36696

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Born:

November 15, 1909
Norfolk, Ontario

Enlistment:

September 9, 1939
Hamilton, Ontario

Son of Aquilla and Florence Barber; and stepson of Lena M. Barber of Simcoe, Ontario.

Brother of Private Arthur Oliver Barber, who died on the same day while serving in the same unit.

Commemorated on Page 56 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

A. 1.

Location:

From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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  • Photo of Wesley Barber– In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of Wesley Barber – In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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    Photo of WESLEY DAVID BARBER – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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  • Memorial– In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – In Memory of the men from Norfolk County who gave their lives in World War II. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Cemetery– Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery ... photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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