Background
Barker was born 1884 in Wells District, Somerset.
Barker was born 1884 in Wells District, Somerset.
He joined the army as a second-lieutenant in the 4th (Militia) Battalion, the East Surrey Regiment on 28 February 1902, before accepting a commission in The Lincolnshire Regiment in 1903. 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. He became Director of Recruiting and Organization at the War Office in 1936 and British Forces in Palestine and Transport-Jordan in 1939.
He served as commander of I Corps in 1940, before being replaced by Lieutenant-General Harold Alexander.
Barker died in 1960 in Colchester, Essex.