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Pte. Joseph Barnes
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.16th Aug 1917)
Joseph Barnes served with the 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers and was killed in action in Flanders, age 27, on the 16th August 1917. Joseph was the son of Patrick and Margaret Barnes, of 26, Lower Gloucester Street, Dublin. He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
2nd.Lt. Lawrence Fairbank Barnes
British Army 10th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
(d.24th July 1917)
Lawrence Barnes served with the 10th Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
Pte. Louis Frederick Barnes
British Army 6th Btn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:Rotherham
(d.2nd August 1915)
Freddie Barnes was the son of Fred and Agnes Emily Barnes, of 76 Holly Bush, Parkgate, Rotherham. He is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
Rfmn. Mulock Harold Barnes
British Army 7th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Marylebone, Middx.
(d.1st Apr 1918)
Mulock Harold Barnes was born in Dublin and enlisted in St. Pancras, Middx. He died of wounds.
Pte. Owen Barnes
British Army 1st Btn. Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment
from:Dublin
(d.4th May 1915)
Owen Barnes, son of Mrs M. Barnes, of 26 Lower Gloucester Street, Dublin, was born in Dublin and lived there when he enlisted in Drogheda. He died of wounds in Flanders aged 18, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Sjt. R. Barnes
Army Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Richard Thomas Barnes
British Army 7th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Shipston on Stour
Richard Barnes was my grandfather. He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps 7th Field Ambulance. He survived all the horrors of that war only to die in 1928, aged 34, having his leg amputated.
Pte. Richard Thomas Barnes
British Army 7th Field Ambulance Royal Army Mdical Corps
from:Shipston on Stour
Pte Thomas Barnes was my grandfather. He married my grandmother in 1918 in Redcar. My grandmother was a widow her husband a Royal Artillery soldier who died in 1917 of pneumonia. All my grandfather's relations were from Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire how he ended up in North Yorkshire and married my widowed grandmother is a mystery. He served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He died in 1928 getting his leg removed whilst under the influence of chloroform, ironic really got through the war and lost it in civvy street
Pte. Richard Barnes
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Wingate
Richard Barnes was discharged on the 31st of January 1919
Pte. Richard Barnes
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Bradford
(d.4th Sep 1916)
Pte. Richard Thomas Barnes
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
My grandfather Richard Barnes joined in August 1914. He went through the full conflict attending all the major battles. He moved to Yorkshire after the war and married my grandmother. He died in 1928 aged 34 getting his leg removed.
Pte Septimus Willis Barnes
British Army 56th Battalion Machine Gun Corps
from:Manchester
My grandfather was a 1st Class Machine Gunner in the 56th Battalion MGC from August 1916 until demobilisation in December 1918. Like many others, he never talked about his experiences during the War but amongst his possessions we found a spent bullet which leads me to think that he was wounded at some point.
Pte. T. Barnes
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Liverpool
T Barnes was wounded in September 1916
Cpl. Walter George Barnes
British Army 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Marylebone, Middlesex
(d.4th June 1915)
Walter Barnes was my Great Uncle. I had never met him as he died in Gallipoli 1915. In 2007 two kind gentlemen who were going to Gallipoli put a poppy on his memorial headstone.
Pte. William Patrick Barnes
Australian Imperial Force 39th Btn.
(d.4th Oct 1917)
William Patrick Barnes was the son of Francis and Julia Barnes. Born in Dublin, he died in Belgium age 44 and is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Pte. William Steele Barnes
British Army 1st Btn. Border Regiment
from:Lower Dyke St, Trimdon Colliery, County Durham
(d.1st July 1916)
William Barnes was the husband of Mrs Harriet Barnes and they had three children (my Uncle Billy, Aunts Bertha & Maude). William & Harriet were both born in the Bristol area, but later moved to County Durham after their marriage. Their family home was at Lower Dyke Street, Trimdon Colliery, County Durham. He was killed in action on 1st day of the Somme Battle on 1st of July 1916 and his grave is situated at Mailly Wood Cemetery, at Mailly Maillet, France.
(As far as I am aware) William and my grandfather were best mates- volunteering at the same time at Trimdon Colliery as part of Lord Kitcheners volunteers. William later transferred to the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment & my gandfather went into 5th Battalion, Connaught Rangers as Pte 5003 John A Bradley & survived the war My grandfather, upon returning home to Trimdon Colliery after being demobilised in 1919 learnt that his mate had been killed. His widow Harriet married my grandfather in 1920. Unfortunately I do not have any photographs of William and I do not know his date of birth.
A/Sgt. William Barnes
British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:London
William Barnes served with the 2nd Middlesex Regiment.
William Barnes
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders C Coy
from:Dumbarton Scotland
Sgt. Charles Barnet
British Army 2nd Btn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
from:Appleton, Oxon
(d.16th May 1915)
Charles Barnett was my grandfather. I have a letter from CQMS Beare, A Coy, 2Bn Oxf&Bucks (the letter is not in good condition) which describes how my grandfather died.
Pte. Albert Alfred Barnett
British Army 1/4th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Reading, Berkshire,
(d.27th Aug 1916)
I don't know much about Albert, I found him while researching my genealogy. He was my 4th cousin, twice removed. Albert Alfred Barnett was born in 1894 in Reading, Berkshire to Edward John Barnett of Laverstoke, Hampshire and Sarah Jane Charlton of Barton Stacey, Hampshire. He was the second of three sons born to the couple. Before enlisting in the Army, Albert was training as a carpenter in the building trade, following his father's vocation. He lived with his parents at 38 Grove Road in Windsor at the time of enlisting.
Albert was just 21 years old when he was killed in action in France. In the transcripts it indicates that death was presumed and that his personal effects were sent to his father. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial in France
Pte. Harry Barnett
British Army 4th Dragoons Guards
from:Swansea
Harry Barnett enlisted Swansea 30 April 1913. 8091 Private 7th dragoon guards. He went to France with BEF, now he's with the 4th dragoons guard m.g.c 51358 dragoons of the line. I have a couple of pages of his experience of modern war fare. He told me a few things, he was gassed but put a sock in a puddle then held over mouth. His best friend was shot in the head by a sniper, he died right by his side. He once was out in no mans land, he pretended to be dead, and lay still for hours before creeping back to the line. His first action was a shell exploding in yard where horses and men were. He helped pick up pieces of horses and limbs of men. Harry had seen terrible things, men burned and laying dead.I n one village, the mayor was caught giving positions of troops to Germans, he was shot. His only war wound was a black toe nail, his horse stood on his big toe. Other things you do not hear about, the Germans left diseased women in towns and villages, so troops were warned not to touch. I can not tell all, it needs an expert to work out where he went, in one paragraph he mentions a coal box, I later found out it was a German shell. Harry survived the war and lived to 89. He only once mentioned firing his machine gun, he said the officer said looking through field glasses, "There's Gerry let them have it", and holding his hands up holding the gun he gestured firing. He gave the impression what a grim and awful waist of life, it all was and never felt comfortable talking about it. His medals look like they have not seen the light of day for years, his Mons star ribbon is still on the card.
Pte. Harry Evelyn Barnett
British Army Army Service Corps
from:Weybridge, Surrey
(d.3rd January 1918)
Private Barnett was the Son of Henry W. and Mary E.G. Barnett; husband of Edith E. Barnett, of Weybridge, Surrey.
He was 29 when he died and is buried in the Poonamallee Cemetery in India, Grave 116A.
Pte. Henry Barnett
British Army 1st Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
(d.31st Jul 1917)
Henry Batnett was born in Larne, Co. Antrim, lived in Dublin and enlisted in Derby. He served with the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire) 1st Battalion and was killed in action in Flanders aged 27 in July 1917. He is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
2nd Lt. Herbert William Barnett
British Army 26th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
(d.20th Sep 1917)
2nd Lieutenant Herbert William Barnett served with the 26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers during WW1 and was killed in action on the 20th September 1917. He is buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery in Belgium.
Lt. John Ivor Arthur Rossington Barnett
Royal Air Force
from:Dublin
(d.24th Jul 1918)
John Barnett was the son of William and Agnes Rossington Barnett, of 30 Leeson Park Avenue, Dublin. He served with the Royal Air Force and was killed while flying (crashed) aged 19 in July 1918. He is buried in Edinburgh (Seafield) Cemetery.
Pte. John W. Barnett
British Army 3rd Btn. London Regiment
I came across a medal in my deceased fathers collection of coins. I have no idea where it came from or how he came by it. It is the 1914/15 star. I would love to find out more about this medal and J Barnett possibly leading to returning this medal to its rightful family.
Rfm. Robert Henry Barnett
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Banbridge, Co. Down.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Rfmn. Robert Barnett
British Army 1st Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Stoke Newington, London
(d.19th Dec 1914)
5509 Rfmn. Robert Barnett of the 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade was one of the youngest soldiers to be killed during WW1 at the age of 15 years and 6 months.
He, like so many others of his age got caught up in what some in 1914 were terming as 'The great adventure of their time'. Lying about his age and name he managed to enlist in the Army at the very start of the war just after his 15th birthday, which was made easy by the floods of volunteers to be processed, the fact that proof of age was not a requirement at the time and that the final decision was down to the judgement of recruiting officers.
Robert died during an action in the area of Ploegsteert Woods and is buried alongside others from his Battalion in the Rifle House Cemetery, Belgium.
Pte. William James "Titch" Barnett
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Reading, Berkshire
My father, William Barnett joined the Militia in 1899 as a 15 year old. He then transferred to the regular army in 1902 when he signed on for a 12 year engagement with the 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment when his Regimental number was 7039. He served in Egypt and for two years then did Home Service until 1914 when WW1 was declared.
His regiment was sent to France on 12th August 1914 where they landed at Rouen. They were involved in action for almost the whole of the rest of 1914 and 1915. He was wounded in March 1915 and then for a second time at the Battle of Loos in September of 1915. This battle is known for the fact that the British used gas for the first time. It was a disaster as the wind changed and blew the gas back to the British lines. It is also known as the battle where the the son of Rudyard Kipling was killed. My father's wounds were bad enough for him to be sent back to Blighty where he underwent treatment at Tooting Hospital in London. He was there for 10 weeks by which time his 12 year engagement ended on 31 December 1915.
This story now becomes rather sketchy. He was awarded the 14 Star, British Medal and Victory Medal. On his medal Index Card at the National Archives at Kew the first two medals are shown as awarded while he served with the Royal Berkshire Regiment but the last, the Victory Medal was awarded while serving in the R.E. This must mean that he volunteered again after serving his 12 year engagement but I have been unable to find out anything about this. I have tried researching his R.E. number of 163123 without success so if their are any kind souls out there could point me in the right direction I would be forever grateful.
Pte. William Barnett
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
from:Pimlico
(d.27th March 1916)
William Barnett was born in Dublin, he resided in Pimlico and enlisted in Hounslow.
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