Michael Barker (British Army officer)

For other people named Michael Barker, see Michael Barker (disambiguation).

Michael Barker
Born	1884
Died	1960 (aged 75 or 76)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Second Boer War World War I World War II
Commands held	2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment I Corps Aldershot Command
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Lieutenant-General Michael George Henry Barker CB, DSO (1884 – 1960) was a British Army general.

Military career

Barker, born 1884 in Wells District, Somerset, served in the Militia during the Second Boer War before accepted a commission in The Lincolnshire Regiment in 1903.^[1] Barker served throughout the First World War with the Lincolnshire Regiment and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1917. He commanded the 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment from 1927 to 1931 before being promoted to Brigadier as a staff officer at Eastern Command. From 1936 to 1939 he was Director of Recruiting and Organization at the War Office.^[1]

He served as commander of I Corps in 1940, before being replaced by Lieutenant-General Harold Alexander. His performance there was undistinguished; his subordinate Montgomery remarked that "only a madman would give a corps to Barker." His active military service was finished, and he served for a year as head of Aldershot Command before retiring from the army later that year.^[1]

Barker died in 1960 in Colchester, Essex.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Unit Histories, British Army officers.". http://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_B01.html. Retrieved 2009-11-02. 

Sources

• Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War, Nick Smart. ISBN 1-84415-049-6.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Dill	GOC I Corps 1940	Succeeded by Sir Harold Alexander
Preceded by Sir Charles Broad	GOC-in-C Aldershot Command 1940	Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Raikes

Persondata
Name	Barker, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1884
Place of birth
Date of death	1960
Place of death

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