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234030 Sgt. Stanley John "Tanker" Barker British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment from:Northampton My father Jack Barker first joined up aged 15 years, he enlisted on the 4th of December 1928 in the Royal Tank Corps T.A. He transferred to the Royal Norfolks on the 23rd of March 1931 and served in in India from 22nd of December 1933 and was discharged on the 4th of April 1938. He was called from the reserves to go France with the BEF as part of the rear guard at Paradise, some how got away. He was Court Marshalled in Hull for saying something like the Jerry's will be bombing the babes in the woods, apparently the 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk had earned the name The Babes In The Woods. He was with the Norfolk's at Kohima, took his discharge in India and became Police Sargent in Chittagong. He married my mother there. They returned to the UK on the separation of India and Pakistan. He died in April 1977 Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**