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Spr. James Barnes

British Army Royal Engineers

James Barnes was born 1895 he was one of 8 children born in Swinton Manchester. He joined the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd of September 1914 aged 19 and 2 months. On the 15th of July 1915 he went to fight in France, serving with the Royal Engineers where he contracted pulminary tuberculosis, with TB present in his phlem. He weighed 7st 13lbs. He was sent home and later discharged from the Army on the 5th of Feb 1917. He later died 14 Jan 1918 aged 22 years. He was my Grandad's brother.



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