Lieutenant-Colonel William George Barker, VC, DSO and Bar, MC and Two Bars (3 November 1894 - 12 March 1930) was a Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross winner. Wikipedia
Weary of trench life, Barker volunteered for the Royal Flying Corps as a gunner; he received four weeks of field training with 9 Squadron. www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=42026
William George Barker was born on November 3, 1894 in Dauphin, Manitoba. As a boy he wasn't interested in school work and spent most of his free time riding his horse and hunting birds with a shotgun. He had a great interest in shooting as a teenager an constable.ca/barker.htm
Two of these heroes, Bishop and Barker, started out as cavalrymen before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps. www.legionmagazine.com/features/victoriacross/05-01.asp
The definitive Wikipedia entry for William George Barker. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_George_Barker
William George "Billy" Barker Birth: Nov. 3, 1894 Death: Mar. 12, 1930 British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient, World War I Flying Ace. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7033941
