Pte
Henry Barber
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1895 |
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Place of birth: Platt Bridge, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: Bamfurlong, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
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Profession: Coal miner |
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Religion: Church of England |
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: 18283 |
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Enlistment date: 12/04/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), 7th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Klein Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 22 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 92 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Enlistment place | ||
| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 7
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7 bn South Lancashire (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO-95-2081-02). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 372). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Captain H.Whalley-Kelly, p.s.c.; "Ich Dien- The Prince Of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire) 1914-1934"; (Gale & Polden, Ltd, Wellington Works, Aldershot,1934) p.198-200. Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901 (the National Archives, Kew (TNA) RG13). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (the National Archives, Kew (TNA) RG14). Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: the Day-by-Day Account. (Londen: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018), 76-77. Sources used |
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War Office: Soldiers Documents (the national Archives,Kew (TNA) WO 363). 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/847010 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=id=e193fb5a-7802-4f7b-a8d0-e58e99a4fd92 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/174216 |