Pte
Frederick George Barnett
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1876 |
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Place of birth: St Luke's, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Insurance Agent |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 65025 |
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Enlistment place: Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment, 13th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/08/1917 |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 41 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 6G |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Private Frederick George Barnett served in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 13th Battalion, part of the 111th Brigade of the 37th Division.
The Royal Fusiliers 13th Battalion relieved the Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion in the frontline on the night of the 1st and 2nd of August 1917. The Battalion’s Headquarter was established at Derry House, South of the Hamlet of Oosttaverne an due East of the village of Wijtschate. Two companies were in the frontline, one in support and the other in reserve. Conditions in the frontline were bad. The frontline position was waterlogged and the weather took a turn for the worst. The ground was immensely boggy.
On the 3rd of August it was noticed that the activity of the German artillery in the sector had increased since the Battalions previous tour in the line. On top of the German shelling the men in the frontline were exposed to German sniper fire coming from Beek Wood and its vicinity during the night of the 3rd and 4th of August 1917.
An intercompany relief was carried out on the night of the 4th and 5th of August 1917. During the relief the Germans fired a quantity gas shells on the forward area, but no casualties were caused.
We believe Private Frederick George Barnett was in one of the two companies who held the Battalion’s frontline from the night of the 1st and 2nd of till the night of the 4th and 5th of August 1917. He was killed in action on the 4th of August 1917. He probably fell victim to German shell fire or to German sniper fire. His grave was never recovered and he’s remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.
The Royal Fusiliers 13th Battalion relieved the Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion in the frontline on the night of the 1st and 2nd of August 1917. The Battalion’s Headquarter was established at Derry House, South of the Hamlet of Oosttaverne an due East of the village of Wijtschate. Two companies were in the frontline, one in support and the other in reserve. Conditions in the frontline were bad. The frontline position was waterlogged and the weather took a turn for the worst. The ground was immensely boggy.
On the 3rd of August it was noticed that the activity of the German artillery in the sector had increased since the Battalions previous tour in the line. On top of the German shelling the men in the frontline were exposed to German sniper fire coming from Beek Wood and its vicinity during the night of the 3rd and 4th of August 1917.
An intercompany relief was carried out on the night of the 4th and 5th of August 1917. During the relief the Germans fired a quantity gas shells on the forward area, but no casualties were caused.
We believe Private Frederick George Barnett was in one of the two companies who held the Battalion’s frontline from the night of the 1st and 2nd of till the night of the 4th and 5th of August 1917. He was killed in action on the 4th of August 1917. He probably fell victim to German shell fire or to German sniper fire. His grave was never recovered and he’s remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.
Sources 4
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Ancestry http://home.ancestry.co.uk/ Further reference |
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/926712/BARNETT,%20FREDERICK%20GEORGE Sources used |
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The Long, Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
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War Diary Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 13th Bn. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Further reference |