English: Knight Bachelor's Badge Awarded to Honourable Sir T Alport Barker, MLC (1878-1956) for public service to Fiji. (He was also made Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) Upon an oval medallion of vermilion, enclosed by a scroll a cross-hilted sword belted and sheathed, pommel upwards, between two spurs, rowels upwards, the whole set about with the sword belt, all gilt.
Date
17 Jul 2001; 15 Aug 2001; World War 2-wars; Circa 1941
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.4 Brent Mackrell Collection
Notes
Knight Bachelor's Badge Honourable Sir Thomas William Alport Barker, MLC Honourable Sir T Alport Barker (1878-1956) served for a long time with the public service in Fiji. For a long time (until 1956) he owned the Fiji Times and was also a member of the Fiji Legislative Council, chairman of the Suva Chamber of Commerce, and chair-man of the Suva Town Board. Orders received- Knight Bachelor's badge; Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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