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Thomas Barker Born 1920

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Unknown Report 11 Jun 2014 06:15

Trying to trace the military records for Thomas Barker - born 1920, Burnley England. He married Mary Duerden in 1940 at Burnley.
He was in the Paratroopers in World War 2 and a Prisoner of War in Germany.
He died in 1982 in Burnley or Pendle Lancashire.

Help appreciated

Val :-) :-) :-)

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 11 Jun 2014 08:24

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/army.html

Read the details as to how to apply for records

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 11 Jun 2014 22:40

According to this death record he was born in 1921:-

First name(s) THOMAS
Last name BARKER
Gender Male
Birth day 28
Birth month 7
Birth year 1921
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1981
District BURNLEY & PENDLE
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 40
Page 1011

As GliterBaby says you will need to apply to the MOD for his army records - they are not online.

Kath. x

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 21 Jun 2014 20:12

Obviously lost interest

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Unknown

Unknown Report 21 Jun 2014 22:45

Thanks for the help. Have handed the information on to the relevant person.

Val