Alfred Cyril Seymour Barker
Sergeant · R/222817 · 
Canadian
- Died
- 1 July 1944
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Sergeant Alfred Cyril Seymour Barker of the Canadian air forces served as the rear gunner of Lancaster ME774 with No. 626 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft did not return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action. He is commemorated at Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Rear gunner with No. 626 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft ME774 UM-L2 (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: Jack Ogilvie Smith (Bomb aimer) · H.c. Greb (Flight engineer) · James Neil Gordon (Mid-upper gunner) · Ladimer Jacob Bernaski (Navigator) · William Francis Pocock (Pilot) · N.d. Bishop (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Rear gunner, ME774 UM-L2 — Failed to return - 1 July 1944 Died
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 July 1944: Villers Bocage · Villers-bocage · Vierzon. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)