Geboortedatum:

27 juni 1897 (Birkenhead, Verenigd Koninkrijk)

Overlijdensdatum:

5 mei 1964

Dienstnummer:

6512

Nationaliteit:

Britse

Bevorderingen:
29 maart 1918: 2nd Lt.
25 april 1918: Lt.
31 januari 1925: Capt.
11 maart 1937: Maj.
22 juli 1940: A/Lt.Col.
4 november 1940: Lt.Col.
26 maart 1941: A/Col
26 september 1941: T/Col.
30 juni 1943: Col.
20 oktober 1941: A/Brig.
20 april 1942: T/T/Brig.
3 augustus 1944: A/Maj.Gen.
3 augustus 1945: T/Maj.Gen.
27 februari 1952: Lt.Gen.

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1 february 1944 WO 171/1397 - 2 East Yorkshire Regiment
Mjr R.H. Barber posted to this unit from 6th Bn North Hants.

4 august 1944 WO 171/466 - 15 (Scottish) Infantry Division
Visit by Lord Trenchard. Command of Div devolved on Brig CM Barber, DSO.

14 august 1944 WO 171/1297 - 2 Glasgow Highlanders
Bn in postn. Church service held by Capt Keen C.F. Brigadier R.M. Villiers present. After service Major J.C. Davies M.C. presented with Territorial Decoration. Divisional Commander, our late Brigadier CM Barber D.S.O. visited Bn and addressed them. He thanked the Bn for its support and attributed his appointment as Divisional Commander to the work put in by BNs of 46 BDE.

15 august 1944 WO 171/1000 - 181 Field Regiment
Regt addressed by new GOC Gen Barber. Day spent in rest. Tps bathed in river.

16 august 1944 WO 171/474 - 15 Reconnaissance Regiment
Maj.Gen C.M. Barber, DSO, who took over the Division on 8 Aug when Gen MacMILLAN was wounded, visited the Regiment and spoke to each Sqn to introduce himself, not that this was necessary as he had previously commanded 46 Bde, and to say that he felt that perhaps the Regiment was not always given credit for the work that was done by Senior Commanders who normally visited the Inf Bdes after the Division had done well in battle.

21 august 1944 WO 177/791 - 193 Field Ambulance
Visit and short address by Maj. General Barber, Comd 15 (S) Inf Div at 1600 hrs. 'B' Coy rejoined unit.

1 september 1944 WO 171/1297 - 2 Glasgow Highlanders
Visited by Divisional Commander Maj General CM Barber DSO.

6 october 1944 WO 171/1297 - 2 Glasgow Highlanders
Div Comdr. Maj General C.M. Barber DSO addressed all officers at 1645. Massed pipe bands played at 1730 hrs.

6 october 1944 WO 171/474 - 15 Reconnaissance Regiment
Regt static and at rest in HELMOND. In the afternoon the G.O.C., Maj.Gen. C.M. Barber, DSO, addressed the Officers of the Div and in the evening the massed Pipes and Drums of the 15 (S) Division beat the retreat in the grounds of HELMOND Castle.

9 october 1944 WO 171/1297 - 2 Glasgow Highlanders
Div Comdr Maj Gen C.M. Barber DSO addressed BN & later took the march past. Remdr of DAY - Training.

7 november 1944 WO 171/1255 - 4 Grenadier Guards
Major-General CM Barber DSO commanding 15 (S) Div addressed the Bn this morning & thanked everyone for their assistance in the last battle. The Bn now started to reorganize & various changes were made in Sqns. Major R Heywood-Lonsdale took over No 1 Sqn from Capt RR Etherton.

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• - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34893/supplement/4261
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  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37761/supplement/5140/data.pdf
  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39555/supplement/3013/data.pdf
  - British Army Officers 1939-1945  -- B
  

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