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Alex Edward Barras
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 24/11/1877 |
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Place of birth: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Gunner |
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Service number: 96691 |
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Units: — Royal Field Artillery, 59th Bty. 18th Bde. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 15/08/1917 |
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Age: 39 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 5 stone S |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
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Army Troops. 18 Army Field Artillery Brigade. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/203/2). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/926764 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=751be9f6-2a48-4408-94eb-300b7da939e2 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/212043 |