Harry P Barker volunteered for the airborne forces from The Royal Artillery. He enlisted with The Army 2 December 1937.
He was successfully parachute jump trained at RAF Ringway on Course 20. This course ran between 27 July and 3 August 1942.
Harry was wounded in action in North Africa 19 February 1943. He went on to serve in Italy where he was taken POW.
The London Gazette records him being commissioned with the rank of 2Lt 16 December 1944 with The AAC.
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