Canada’s most-decorated war hero finally gets his due

[Goober]

Canada’s most-decorated war hero finally gets his due

Canada’s most-decorated war hero finally gets his due - The Globe and Mail

Billy Bishop – please, step aside.

Canada’s most celebrated fighter pilot is about to share the podium with another, much less heralded First World War hero – Lieutenant-Colonel William G. Barker, VC.

According to the wording on a plaque being unveiled Thursday in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Cemetery, it is Mr. Barker, not Mr. Bishop, who stands as “most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations.”
William George Barker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Locutus]

I attended Barker Public School at CFB Camp Borden from 1965-1970.

We were certainly taught as kids about his exploits and heroism.

 

[Mowich]

Canada’s most-decorated war hero finally gets his due

Canada’s most-decorated war hero finally gets his due - The Globe and Mail

Billy Bishop – please, step aside.

Canada’s most celebrated fighter pilot is about to share the podium with another, much less heralded First World War hero – Lieutenant-Colonel William G. Barker, VC.

According to the wording on a plaque being unveiled Thursday in Toronto’s Mount Pleasant Cemetery, it is Mr. Barker, not Mr. Bishop, who stands as “most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations.”
William George Barker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It is absolutely amazing how much this young man accomplished in his all too short life. His bravery and heroism are shining examples of all that is fine and good about Canada. :canada: