Evelyn Barker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Evelyn Barker

British Army general

Date of Birth: 22-May-1894

Place of Birth: Great Britain, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1983

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

General Sir Evelyn Hugh Barker (22 May 1894 – 23 November 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service in both the First World War and the Second World War.
During the latter he commanded the 10th Brigade during the Battle of France in 1940, and the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division and later VIII Corps in the Western Europe Campaign from 1944 to 1945.After the war Barker was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan from 1946 to 1947 during the Palestine Emergency and is remembered for his antisemitism and his controversial order, in the wake of the King David Hotel bombing in July 1946, where he declared: "[We] will be punishing the Jews in a way the race dislikes as much as any, by striking at their pockets and showing our contempt of them."