John Frederick Barker DSC, RN

Birth details unknown
Died  8 Jun 1940HMS Arent

Ranks

16 Sep 1927S.Lt.
16 Jan 1930Lt.
16 Jan 1938Lt.Cdr.

Decorations

11 Jul 1940DSC (posthumous)

Warship Commands listed for John Frederick Barker, RN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
HMS Ardent (H 41)Lt.Cdr.Destroyer14 Oct 19388 Jun 1940 (+)

Career information

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Events related to this officer

Destroyer HMS Ardent (H 41)


21 Sep 1939
HMS Ardent (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Barker, RN) escorted Convoy OA-7. Ardent took wounded from the British tanker Teakwood aboard after it was torpedoed by the German submarine U-35. Ardent accompanied damaged Teakwood back to Falmouth.

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