Lieutenant William Geoffrey Barlow (28 December 1891Great Britain, Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificates, 1910–1950 – 19 January 1975) was a Royal Flying Corps pilot during the First World War, a racing driver in the 1920s, and a fascist before and after the Second World War. He was detained by the British government under Defence Regulation 18B during the Second World War.
Family and personal life Barlow was born at Ashford, Wilmslow, Cheshire, the son of barrister William Wycliffe Barlow and Emily Jardine Barlow.1901 England Census The family home was Pitt Manor in Winchester. In 1925, he married Dora Naomi Elizabeth Bayford.
He died on 19 January 1975 in Bridport, Dorset.England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
First World War During the First World War, Barlow served as a Second Lieutenant with the 28th London RegimentUK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 and as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps as a Lieutenant.
Motor racing In the early 1920s, Barlow was a regular competitor at the Brooklands motor racing circuit. In 1920, he drove an ex-Tuck Humber in the August bank holiday event. In August 1922, he was pictured in a Bentley. In 1923, he competed in a Halford Special at least three times. He also raced an Aston Martin.
Fascism Barlow joined Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists (BUF) sometime before the Second World War. During the war, he was one of those detained by the British government under the newly introduced Defence Regulation 18B.Warburton, John & Jeffrey Wallder. (2008) The Defence Regulation 18B British Union Detainees List. Revised edition. Friends of Oswald Mosley. p. 7.
After the end of the war, Barlow was a worshipper and the financial backer of the religious community known as Kingdom House, at River, West Sussex, where they worshiped Adolf Hitler as Christ returned. According to information given to Brian Simpson by Robert Row, the worshipers also included James Larratt Battersby, Captain Thomas Baker MC, and A.J. Schneider.
References
Further reading "Humber mystery solved" by Bill Boddy in Motor Sport, April 2001, pp. 114–115.
External links
http://austinharris.co.uk/driver/w-g-barlow