the "most decorated war hero in the history of Canada, the British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations." In October 2021, it was announced that the UK's seventh Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft will be known as William Barker VC. References Notes Bibliography Drew, George A. Canada's Fighting Airmen. Toronto: MacLean Publishing Co. Ltd., 1930. Enman, Charles. "Billy Barker: 'The Deadliest Air Fighter that ever Lived'." Ottawa Citizen, 12 November 2005, p. E6. Pigott, Peter. Taming the Skies: A Celebration of Canadian Flight. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2003. . Ralph, Wayne. Barker VC: The Classic Story of a Legendary First World War Hero. London: Grub Street, 1999. . Ralph, Wayne. William Barker VC: The Life, Death & Legend of Canada's Most Decorated War Hero. Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd., 2007. . Shores, Christopher, Norman Franks and Russell Guest. Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces, 1915–20. London: Grub Street, 1991. . Ralph, Wayne. BARKER, WILLIAM GEORGE External links William George Barker's digitized service file William George "Will" Barker Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Burial location of William Barker: "Toronto" Location of William Barker's Victoria Cross, "Canadian War Museum" Legion Magazine Article on William George Barker Major William George Barker VC, DSO & bar, MC & 2 bars, Croix de Guerre, Medaglia al Valore Militare d'Argento & bar RFC, RAF Barker's Medals At The Canadian War Museum Barker at The Canadian Encyclopedia William Barker VC at www.mysteriesofcanada.com Statue Death notice for Jean Barker Mackenzie |- |- |- 1894 births 1930 deaths Canadian military personnel from Manitoba Aviation history of Canada People from Dauphin, Manitoba Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers Royal Air Force officers Royal Flying Corps officers Royal Canadian Air Force officers Canadian World War I flying aces Canadian World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross Royal Air Force recipients of the Victoria Cross Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in Canada Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) Canadian recipients of the Military Cross Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Accidental deaths in Ontario Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian aviation record holders Burials at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1930