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Christopher Bayldon "Chris" Barber (19 March 1921 – 8 July 2012) was a British Quaker businessman and was the Chairman of Oxfam from 1983 to 1989.〔''The Times'' Obituary 20 August 2012 Cited above – Sources.〕〔Full name given in an announcement of a memorial meeting 13 October 2012, in The Friend 24 August 2012 p.17〕 He was educated at Bootham School, York. ==War== As a Quaker, 18-year-old Chris Barber, was opposed to war and chose to join the Friends Ambulance Unit before he was called up. He faced a Conscientious Objector Tribunal, refusing to seek favourable treatment by declaring himself a Quaker. He was, however, permitted to join the FAU, with whom he worked until 1947. His service included a period of war relief work in China.〔China: ''See'' items in list of Chris Barber's writings concerning China. ''See also'' (FAU China Convoy Reunion Group website )〕
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