Sir Wilfrid John Wilson Croker Barrow, 5th Baronet (28 December 1897 – 11 January 1960), was a British soldier and

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politician.

Background

He was the son of Sir Francis Laurence John Barrow, 4th Bt, and Winifred Sarah Steward of Whitehaven. He was educated at

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, the

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, and the

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. He married, in 1926, Patricia FitzGerald Uniacke. They had one son and three daughters. He inherited his father's baronetcy in 1950.

Military career

He served in the European War from 1914 to 1919 and in the Afghan campaign from 1919 to 1920. He was made a Captain of the

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in 1918, and a Major in 1918. He was Aide-de-camp to the

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in 1920. He was a Temporary King's Messenger in 1923. He was appointed Military Secretary to the Governor of Uganda in 1924. He retired in 1929. He was Regional Officer, at the Ministry of Home Security in 1941. He was Deputy Senior Regional Officer from 1943 to 1944.

Political career

He was Liberal candidate for the

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References

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British Army personnel of World War I