23 November 1983(1983-11-23) (aged 89) Mendip, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1913–1950
Rank
General
Service number
8095
Unit
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Commands held
2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (1936–38)
10th Infantry Brigade (1938–40)
54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division (1941–43)
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division (1943–44)
VIII Corps (1944–46)
British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan (1946–47)
Eastern Command (1947–50)
Battles/wars
First World War
Russian Civil War
Arab revolt in Palestine
Second World War
Palestine Emergency
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in despatches (5)
Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy)
General Sir Evelyn Hugh Barker, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (22 May 1894 – 23 November 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service in both the First World War and the Second World War. During the latter, he commanded the 10th Brigade during the Battle of France in 1940, the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division and the VIII Corps in the Western Europe Campaign from 1944 to 1945.[1]
After the war, Barker was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan from 1946 to 1947, during the Palestine Emergency. He is remembered for his anti-Semitism and his controversial order in the wake of the King David Hotel bombing in July 1946 in which he declared, "[We] will be punishing the Jews in a way the race dislikes as much as any, by striking at their pockets and showing our contempt of them."[2]
General Sir Evelyn Hugh Barker, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (22 May 1894 – 23 November 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service in both the First World War...
the bombing, the head of the British forces in Palestine, General Sir EvelynBarker, responded by ordering British personnel to boycott all: Jewish establishments...
Kingdom Newfoundland Germany Commanders and leaders Miles Dempsey EvelynBarker Lewis Lyne Kurt Student Alwin Wolz (POW) Units involved VIII Corps (7th...
professional head of the British Army, had told Lieutenant General Sir EvelynBarker, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the British Forces in Palestine...
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of his studies, he became involved in a plot to assassinate General EvelynBarker, commander of the British forces in Mandatory Palestine at the time...
Beach, during Operation Overlord. VIII Corps (Richard O'Connor, later EvelynBarker) entered the line during mid-June to add its weight to the assault,...
after General Sir EvelynBarker. Until 1962, Barker Barracks had been home to only a single British unit. British units stationed in Barker Barracks were:...
General Sir EvelynBarker of the Mandate stated that, the operation has temporarily cost us what friends amongst the Jews we still had. — Barker On the other...
senior to him were Eric Dorman-Smith, John Hawkesworth, John Whiteley, EvelynBarker, Oliver Leese, Ronald Penney, Robert Bridgeman, Philip Christison and...
publicized affair with the commander of the British forces in Palestine, EvelynBarker. In 1947, the Jewish underground Irgun blew up a house nearby. Antonius...
the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, succeeding Major-General EvelynBarker, another fellow Staff College student who was promoted to become GOC...
Alan Cunningham GOC-in-C Eastern Command 1945–1947 Succeeded by Sir EvelynBarker Baronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded by William Hargreaves Leese...
Light Infantry) between 2001 and September 2016. Barker Barracks, named after General Sir EvelynBarker, was home of 20th Armoured Brigade from 1991 to...
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appeal on their behalf filed by their attorney Max Seligman, and General EvelynBarker, the commander of British military forces in Palestine, confirmed the...
Mayville High School St John's College Ark Charter Academy General Sir EvelynBarker, British Army general Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer Sir Arthur Conan...
1944–1946 Lieutenant-General John D'Arcy 1946–1947 Lieutenant-General Sir EvelynBarker 1947–1948 Lieutenant-General Gordon MacMillan "Palestine and Trans-jordan...
members, who are Fred Hooper (the leader), Kevin Hooper, Phyllis Cubby, EvelynBarker, Sam Jefferies, Desmond Jones, Phillip Sullivan, Julie Johnston, Gloria...
Divisional Signals 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, Lieutenant-General EvelynBarker (not committed to the fighting, did not arrive in area until 21 September...
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