Hi Beverly, The following is a link to Charles Benjamin's page on the "Canadian Great War Project's" web site. There is quite a lot of information about his service and it might give you a lead to some more personal data somewhere: http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=106602 Hope it helps. Malcolm Archive CD Books Canada Inc. President: Malcolm Moody PO Box 11 Manotick Ontario, K4M 1A2 Canada. (613) 692-2667 WEB SITE: http://www.ArchiveCDBooks.ca FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ontario-CA/Archive-CD-Books-Canada/99339348650 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beverley Clarkson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:37 PM > Subject: [ NB ] Barker family of Devon, NB > > >> I am tracing down the family of *John S Barker* ( 1831-1912) and my >> great >> great aunt,*Sarah Love Barker* (1840-1937) and their grandson >> *Charles >> Benjamin Barker* who was killed in WWI in 1918, less than 2 months >> after >> joining up. His parents were *Judson Barker*( 1861-1925) and >> *Isobella >> Bain*(1867-1918) who died three weeks after her son. i recall my >> grandmother >> telling me some 50 years ago that there was a tragic story there >> and I m >> wondering if anyone can tell me. I ll be thinking of him on Nov 11 >> as it >> seems noone else is likely to. But perhaps there were others in the >> family >> or someone might know where he was taken down. >> >> I ve done PANB, Veterans Affairs and Ancestry so am hoping someone >> has >> more >> personal infomration. >> -- >> Beverley Clarkson >> Sambro Head, Nova Scotia >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~