Geburtsjahr: 1888

Geburtsort: Helston, Cornwall, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Truppe: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Private

Dienstnummer: 34569

Einberufung ort: Helston, Cornwall, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Einheiten:  —  Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 9th Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Sterbedatum: 04/08/1917

Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen

Alter: 29

British War Medal Medaille — 23/03/1920

Victory Medal Medaille — 23/03/1920

Percival Leonard Barber served with the 9th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment (25th Division, 74th Brigade) during the Battle of Passchendaele. The 29-year-old Private, of Helston, Cornwall, was killed in action on the 4th of August 1917. On that day the 9th Battalion were carrying supplies from the Railway Dugouts near Zillebeke to the 25th Division’s positions in front of the hamlet of Westhoek on the Westhoek Ridge.

Percival Leonard was killed in action on 4 August 1917. He possibly fell while carrying supplies to the frontline. His remains were never identified and he is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. He left behind his young wife Annie and his 1-year-old son, Percival Leonard Barber.

Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Weitere Quellen

CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/926526/barber,-leonard/ Verwendete Quellen

The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Verwendete Quellen

War Diary Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, 9th Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verwendete Quellen