Michael Barrie

Michael — Terry. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Interesting: military, story
• Military: WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-408537

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Veteran shared stories of regiment he loved
Highland Fusiliers had one last chance to laud highest-ranking officer, decorated soldier
By Greg Mercer, Record staff - Kitchener

He took bullets and shrapnel, crawled on his belly through France and preserved the memories of the men who never made it back home. And when it was time to go, Doug Barrie spent his final night just the way he would have wanted, telling stories of his beloved Highland Light Infantry, surrounded by family and fellow infantrymen and the soldiers he led into battle decades ago. Decorated war veteran Barrie, 87, died only hours after giving his presentation to the local regiment's modern incarnation, the Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada, during a Feast of St. Andrew celebration. The crowd at the Cambridge armoury saluted him with a standing ovation, and they shared drinks and laughs. On the drive home, he died of a heart attack. "If you had to write a movie script, he wouldn't have done it any differently," said his son Brian Barrie, an Owen Sound lawyer. "It was as if Dad had saved all his energy for this, and when it was done, it was time to go."

The Waterloo Regional Record - Nov 2009

His men always looked up to him. - At his death, Barrie was the highest ranking officer of the former Highland Light Infantry. He was the regiment's former commanding officer, and later its honorary lieutenant-colonel, like his father Ernest before him. The military was in his blood. When Barrie charged ashore on D-Day as a 21-year-old lieutenant so many years ago, he was doing what he seemed destined to do when he signed up as a cadet at the age of 16. "He had a love affair with the military," said Owen Lackenbauer, the regiment's current honorary lieutenant-colonel. "His father was his hero, and he wanted to follow in his footsteps." Though after the war Barrie took up the family glove business and later became an officer with Waterloo Trust, the Galt regiment remained his passion. In his later years, Barrie became its historian, compiling memorabilia, personal stories, government archives and his own books. One of those books, Buron Remembered, tells the story of the regiment's bloodiest battle, in Buron, France. Of the 600 men who fought to capture the French town, more than 70 were killed and another 200 wounded. That included Barrie himself who for years after the war suffered headaches until it was discovered a piece of shrapnel was still lodged in his head. He brought home others scars, too, a bullet to the thigh and a wound from a sniper's shot to the hand. Barrie's death is the latest in the dwindling group of local men who first crossed the Atlantic with him and the infantry regiment to fight the Germans. With his death, there are only 14 left. "We've never stopped looking up to him since we've been off the battlefield," said Nelson Hilborn of Cambridge, who was 20 years old when he drove onto a beach in Normandy on D-Day "He was our officer and we followed him. He was a tremendous man. When former members of the HLI were honoured at a recent Kitchener Rangers game, Barrie insisted on walking out onto the ice under his own power. When the regiment's colonel-in-chief Prince Andrew paid a visit a few years ago, he was front and centre, cracking jokes. He's survived by his Welsh born wife of 64 years, Talma, whom he met in England while training for the invasion. They had three sons, Brian, Michael and Kevin, and many more grandchildren and great grandchildren. Visitation and a funeral are planned for Wednesday at Henry Walser Funeral Home. "He helped safeguard our history" Lackenbauer said. "He'll never be forgotten."

The Waterloo Regional Record - Nov 2009

Douglas Barrie 1922 - 2009 - Lt Col. Doug Barrie passed away on Sunday November 29, 2009 only hours after receiving a standing ovation for a presentation he made, at the Feast of St. Andrew, to the Regiment he loved (Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada and, formerly, Highland Light Infantry of Canada). Lt. Col. Barrie was a former commanding officer of the HLI of C and Honorary Lt. Col. of the HF of C, like his father before him. Talma, his wife of 64 years, misses Doug dearly. They were inseparable, having met and fallen in love in Britain as he and his brothers-in-arms were training for the D-Day invasion - an event that tied him to his comrades by blood. He will also be missed by his many other family members and friends, including his sister Marjorie Cruickshank. This is not a time for sadness. Doug's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren celebrated with him in laughter and love in the days preceding his death. Doug could not have scripted a more fitting goodbye for his sons Brian (and wife Helen), Michael (and wife Terry), and Kevin and their families, including six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends are invited to join in the celebration of his life at the Henry Walser Funeral Home (507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467) on Wednesday December 2, 2009 with the visitation from 11: 00 a.m. to 12: 45 p.m. and a service in the funeral home chapel at 1: 00 p.m. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the War Amps CHAMP Program, cards available at the funeral home.

The Waterloo Regional Record - Nov 2009
Local war hero passes away at 87

Doug Barrie, 87, one the few surviving Battle of Buron HLI veterans of the Second World War, died Saturday of a massive heart attack while returning home with his sons and grandsons from the annual Feast of St. Andrew at the Armoury in Cambridge. During the feast he presented wartime memorabilia to the regiment (now known as The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada) for the unit's museum. Barrie was thrice wounded while a young infantry officer during the Second World War. After the regiment returned to Canada and reverted to reserve status. Barrie reenlisted and subsequently became a lieutenant-colonel and was commanding officer in 1965 when the Kitchener based Scots Fusiliers of Canada and the Highland Light Infantry of Canada (Cambridge) amalgamated. He was appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment in 1989, serving in that capacity until 1992. He is survived by his wife, Tal who he married in 1945, three sons, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Visitation and Funeral service is Wed. Dec. 2 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home. The Chronicle ran a feature on Barrie's service during the Second World War during our Remembrance Day coverage Nov. 11.


Waterloo Chronicle 2 Dec 2009

Douglas married Talma M. Williams CALC 1945. Talma was born 1924, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales; died 2016; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Talma M. Barrie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-408538

Other Events:

• Military: WW1 - Lieutenant 118th Battalion
• Residence: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71092P
• Occupation: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 95th Overseas Battalion, Service #201115
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Lieutenant, 118th Battalion
• Residence: Abt 1917, Cedar Creek Rd., North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Residence: 1921, 194 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

BARRIE - Ernest George - Colonel (retired) OBE, ED, CD. Peacefully at the Golden Years Nursing Home, Cambridge, on Saturday, October 21^st, 1989 in his 97th year. Beloved husband of Beatrice McMurtry, dear father of Marjorie Cruickshank of Kitchener and Douglas Barrie and his wife, Talma of Waterloo, survived also by five grandsons and six great grandchildren, he was predeceased by his first wife Ruth Marie Stewart, four brothers, two sisters and his son-in-law James A. Cruickshank. Born in Galt the son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Barrie, he attended Dickie Settlement School and the Galt Collegiate, in 1910 he joined the staff of the Bank of Toronto in Galt and during the next 5 ½ years served in eight different branches from Toronto to Vancouver, during World War 1 he enlisted as a left lieutenant with the 118^th overseas Battalion raised in Kitchener from the 108^th Kitchener Militia Regiment and served overseas with the 18^th Battalion in France, Belgium and Germany. After demobolization[sic] in 1919 he joined a family business latterly known as the Barrie Glove and Knitting Company Limited which he managed from 1921 until his retirement in 1969. In 1922 he joined the Waterloo Regiment which in turn became the North Waterloo Regiment and the Scotts Fusiliers of Canada as he rose to command the Regiment from 1930 to 1935 and again from 1940 to 1945 between he commanded the second Infantry Brigade in 1973 he was appointed honourary Coloniel[sic] of the Highland Fusilers[sic] of Canada for a three year term he was a member of the church of St. Johns the Avangelist[sic] an honourary member of the Highland Fusiliers of Canada officers Mess a lifetime member of the Royal Canadian Legion and a former member of the K.W. Rotary Club, Kitchener Chamber of Commerce, the Granite Club and the West Mount Golf and Country Club. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W. Kitchener, on Tuesday from 2: 00 to 4: 00 p.m. and 7: 00 to 9: 00 pm. Removal will be made to the church of St. John the Avenagalist[sic] on Wednesday at 12 noon where the funeral and committal service will be held at 2: 30 pm. Crimation[sic] to follow. As expressions of sympathy donations to the memorial fund of the Church of St. John the Avangelist[sic] will be greatly appreciated.

Cambridge Reporter 23 Oct 1989

Military:
Barrie, Ernest, George Lieutenant. Born near Galt on the Cedar Creek Road, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barrie. He was educated at the Galt Collegiate Institute. He enlisted with 118th Battalion and was in France when the armistice was signed. He enlisted with 118th Battalion on May 18, 1916. He is a Presbyterian and unmarried.

Ernest married Ruth Marie Stewart 14 Sep 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ruth (daughter of Ernest John Stewart and Martha Mabel Fennell) was born 4 Jan 1897, Perth, Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario; died 1971; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ruth Marie Barrie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-128346
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student, High School
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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Tombstone Entry: Other Matches: Waterloo-415685 Waterloo-128346

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• Elected Office: North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Interesting: politics, agriculture, pubic service, life story
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71094
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presb.
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Elected Office: 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - North Dumfries
• Elected Office: 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - North Dumfries
• Elected Office: 1889, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo County
• Elected Office: 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Deputy Reeve - North Dumfries
• Occupation: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Elected Office: 1892, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve - North Dumfries
• Occupation: 1894, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Notes:

George Redpath Barrie was a distinguished agriculturist whose farm was awarded the bronze medal by the Agricultural and Arts Association in 1887 and was designated a demonstration farm for six years by the Dominion Department of Agriculture.

Born in North Dumfries Township, he was educated at the log schoolhouse, Dumfries Station. Barrie was a noted livestock breeder and cattle feeder and pioneered the feeding of cattle in loose pens. He was the first producer of registered seed grain in Waterloo County.

Secretary-Treasurer of the Grange from 1880-1886, he was a leader in the Farmers' Institute. It was on his farm, at a Farmers' Institute open meeting in 1903 that the first Women's Institute in South Waterloo was formed.

Barrie served North Dumfries Council for seventeen years, was deputy reeve from 1889 to 1891, reeve from 1892 to 1894 and was president of the South Waterloo Agricultural Society.

Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

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Until the day break, and the shadows flee away. In Loving Memory of George Redpath Barrie Born in North Dumfries, March 2nd, 1847 Died on Saturday, November 23rd, 1929 In his 83rd year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence Cedar Creek Road, on Tuesday, November 26th, at 2 o'clock, to Mount View Cemetery, Galt, Ont. Service at Young Memorial Chapel at 2.45 p.m.

Funeral Card of George Redpath Barrie

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George R. Barrie - Prominent Resident of North Dumfries Passed at Eighty-Two -

The death occurred on Saturday at his home, Mount Pleasant Farm, Sprague's Road of George R. Barrie in his 83rd year. His farm was considered one of the finest in Western Ontario. Deceased was a son of a pioneer, his father, Robert Barrie having arrived in this country from Scotland in 1829, settling on the Roseville Road, west of Galt, where George R. Barrie was born. For the last 65 years deceased had lived on the same farm on Cedar Creek Road. George R. Barrie was a breeder of beef cattle, and was noted as a producer of seed grain. He was for 17 years a member of the North Dumfries Council, serving three years as Reeve. He was a Liberal, a member of the South Waterloo Executive for many years. Besides his widow, four sons and one daughter survive, viz. Robert, Galt; William C., on the farm; Walter T. and Ernest C., Kitchener, and Mrs. Hugh Elliott of Sprague's Road. One brother, Walter T. Barrie, Kitchener, also survives. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock to Mount View Cemetery, Galt.

The Ayr News Nov 28 1929 pg 1

Elected Office:
Municipality: Dumfries N Years on local council 1884-88 Councillor; 1889-91 D Reeve; 1892-94 Reeve
Years on Waterloo County Council 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894

George married Mary Carrick 17 Nov 1880, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of William Carrick and Janet "Jessie" Dickie) was born 26 Oct 1854, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jun 1944, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Jun 1944, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Barrie
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71254
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian Canada
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-186959
• Occupation: 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Banker

Ernest married Martha Mabel Fennell 3 Apr 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Martha (daughter of John Fennell and Alicia Jackson) was born 24 Jul 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Martha Mabel Stewart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-138257
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican