In Memory Of

BARKLEY, JOHN

Service Details
Age:
 30
Service No:
 330688
Rank:
 Able Seaman
Unit:
 H.M.S. Copra
Regiment:
 South African Naval Forces
Date of Death:
 1944-06-06
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 X. A. 13.
Cemetery:
 BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Calvados
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of Michael J. and Harriet J. Barkley, of Southfield, Cape Province, South Africa. HMS COPRA is the acronym for Combined Operations Pay, Ratings and Accounts. Its personnel were in the Royal Navy and served in Combined Operations on landing crafts