Barnes, George Barkley: my Navy recollections (July 25, 1979) ...

• Main Author: Unav
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: University of Victoria Libraries 2022
• Subjects: Military history; World War 1914-1918; Canada. Royal Canadian Navy; Sloops > Great Britain; World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations > North Sea; Minesweepers; World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, British; Barkley, Charles William, 1759-1832; Canada > Royal Canadian Navy; Trondheim Fjord Norway; Cruisers Warships > Great Britain; World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, Canadian; Victoria B.C. > History; HMS Excellent Training establishment Portsmouth, England; World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, Canadian; Flower class Sloop; Minotaur 1906 Armored cruiser; Harebell Escort Sloop; Parades > London > England > 1919; Vancouver Island B.C. > Social life and customs; Victoria B.C. > Social life and customs; Royal Naval College of Canada Halifax, N.S.; Trondheim Norway; Great Britain > Royal Navy > North America and West Indies Station; Great Britain > Royal Navy > Sea life; Midshipmen; Vancouver Island B.C. > History; World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations > Arctic Ocean; Scapa Flow Scotland; Patrician Destroyer; Naval convoys; Barnes, George Barkley, 1898-1985 > Interviews; Leviathan 1901 Armored cruiser; Jellicoe, John Rushworth Jellicoe, Earl, 1859-1935; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canada; Norway; Cruiser; Work Point; Harebell
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.58066/gvkb-hh82; http://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/d35f96e8-13b0-4583-8e2b-e22112a6a1f6

An interview/narrative of George Barkley Barnes's experiences during World War I. Commander Barnes served with the Royal Canadian Navy. Interview took place on July 25, 1979. ... : ABSTRACT: Cdr. George Barkley Barnes Royal Canadian Navy Barnes_G_007_01.mp3 Born on Dec. 13, 1898 at Work Point Barracks in Victoria, B.C. (d. 198-?) Recounts his early life in Victoria and Crofton districts. Was a great-grandson of Capt. C.W. Barkley after whom Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island was named. His father, an officer in the Royal Marine Artillery stationed in Victoria, was sent home to England and returned to Vancouver Island in 1906. Schooling at the University School, Victoria and in Duncan, B.C. At age fifteen wrote the entrance exam to the Royal Naval College of Canada, Halifax and joined on Aug. 1, 1914. Graduated in Dec. 1916. Midshipman training was undertaken in H.M.S. Leviathan (cruiser) in the West Indies. Considers Canadian midshipmen more advanced academically than Royal Navy (R.N.) midshipmen, but the latter had experienced more sea time. Barnes_G_007_02.mp3 Served in H.M.S. Minotaur (cruiser) based in Scapa Flow where he was engaged in convoy duty to Trondheim in Norway. ...