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Pte. James Bannerman
British Army 6th Btn. Connaught Rangers
from:Dublin
(d.8th Feb 1917)
James Bannerman was the son of Margaret Bannerman, of 107, Foley St., Dublin. Served in the South African Campaign. He was killed in action in Flanders age 34. Buried in Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery.
Pte. Wallace Bannerman
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
(d.26th Oct 1916)
Wallace Bannerman was born in Dublin and enlisted in Birmingham. He was killed in action in Flanders.
Pte. Alfred William Banning
British Army 9th Battaliion Essex Regiment
from:Fulham, London, Middlesex,
(d.10th Aug 1918)
Alfred Banning is a very distant cousin that I just discovered existed, but as soon as I discovered he had been killed in action in France, I immediately looked for other avenues in which his sacrifice would be honoured. Lest We Forget.
Rfmn. Henry Walter Bannister
Britsh Army 1/21st (1st Surrey Rifles) Btn. B Coy. London Regiment
from:Welling, Kent
(d.6th Apr 1918)
Pte. James Bannister
British Army 1st Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:22 Cuerden Street, Burnley
(d.15th Mar 1918)
Act/Sgt. John Bannister
British Army Army Service Corps
from:Burnley
(d.25th June 1917)
John Bannister died of Typhus 25th June 1917 in Egypt, age 39. He is buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetry. He was the son of John and Mary Ann Bannister, of 114, Accrington Rd., Burnley; husband of Alice Bannister. He had been Councillor for the Borough of Burnley.
Pte. R. T. A. Bannister
Australian Imperial Forces 9th Coy. Australian Machine Gun Corps
(d.8th Jun 1917)
Pte. J Bannon
British Army 4th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Urlingford
(d.12th Dec 1917)
Private Bannon was the Son of Michael Bannon, of Urlingford. He was 22 when he died and is buried Near the South-West boundary of the Urlingford Old Graveyard, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland.
L/Cpl. J. Bannon
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
Lance Corporal Bannon was 35 when he died on 28th May 1919 and is buried North-West of the Mount Temple (Holy Trinity) Cemetery, Ballyloughlon, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.
Pte. John Bannon
British Army 2nd Btn. Connaught Rangers
from:Dublin
(d.20th Sep 1914)
John Bannon, son of John and Mary Bannon, was born in Dublin and lived there when he enlisted at The Curragh Camp, County Kildare. The 2nd Battalion landed at Boulogne on 14th August 1914. Private Bannon was aged 31 when he was killed in action in France during the First Battle of the Aisne, and he is commemorated on La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial.
Sgt. Patrick Bannon
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.25th Apr 1915)
Patrick Bannon was born in Dublin and also enlisted there. He was killed in action in Flanders during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915.
L/Cpl. Philip Bannon
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.7th Aug 1915)
Philip Bannon, son of Thomas Bannon, of 9 Parnell Street, Dublin, was born in Clontarf, Dublin, and later enlisted there. He was killed in action in Gallipoli aged 22, and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Pte. Thomas Bannon
British Army 9th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.9th Apr 1918)
Thomas Bannon was born in Blanchardstown, Dublin, and later enlisted in Dublin. Before joining the 9th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers he was a member of the Army Service Corps. Private Bannon was killed in action in Flanders during the Battle of the Lys. He is commemorated on The Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
Pte. Leo Francis Banville
British Army 2/4th Btn. Hampshire Regiment
from:Philshore, Dublin
(d.1st Dec 1917)
Leo Banville, son of John and Mary E. Banville, of 91 Connaught Street, Phibsborough, Dublin, was born in Dublin and lived there before he enlisted in Winchester. In 1917 the 2/4th Battalion fought in the British campaign in Egypt and Palestine. At the end of this year Leo Banville was killed in action in Egypt aged 32. He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel.
Pte. Orlando J. Banyard
British Army 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers
(d.1st July 1916)
Orlando Banyard was killed in action on 1st July 1916, although he was still recorded as missing as casualty on 29th August 1916.
Pte. Henry Barago
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Cashel, Co. Tipperary
(d.18th Dec 1916)
Pte. William Francis Baragry
Australian Imperial Force Australian Infantry Base Depot
(d.22nd Aug 1916)
Private Baragry was buried in the Adaminaby General Cemetery, New South Wales.
Pte. D. Barama
West African Frontier Force Gold Coast Mounted Infantry
(d.10th Nov 1918)
D. Barama served with the Gold Coast Mounted Infantry as part of the Royal West African Frontier Force during WW1. He was executed for murder on the 10th November 1918 and is commerated on the Kumasi Memorial in Ghana.
L/Cpl. Albert Barber
British Army 10th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment
from:Sheffield, Yorkshire
(d.12th Oct 1917)
My uncle, Albert Barber, served in the 10th Battalion Yorks & Lancs during the great war. He was serving in Ypres when he was killed on the 12th October 1917.
He was moved from his initial burial place and interned in the Hooge Crater War Cemetery in Ypres. I have the original letter from the War Office giving his location in that cemetery. I can't find out where he was killed or originally buried except that he was not in action at the time of his death. He was 21, married and had baby daughter. Can anyone help? My father Frederick Trueman also served in the Yorks & Lancs during the Great War but survived. They both came from Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Cpl. Alfred Barber
British Army 4th Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Hay-on-Wye, Breconshire
Alfred Barber served with 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers.
Pte. Arthur William Barber
British Army East Yorkshire Regiment
from:104 Olive Road, Cricklewood
My grandfather, who had moved to America to find employment a couple of years earlier, felt compelled to fight for England in WWI. He returned to England and enlisted with the Royal Engineers on 20th October 1916. He was transferred to the East Yorkshire Regiment for a short time. While with this regiment he sustained a severe gunshot wound to his back, but survived. He was transferred to the Royal Engineers and served proudly through until 25th March 1919.
Pte. Bertie Barber
British Army 1/6th Btn Devonshire Regiment
from:Northam, Devon
(d.8th Mar 1916)
Bertie Barber, son of Frederick and Eliza Barber, of 5 Sweethome Terrace, Northam, Devon, was born in Dublin. He lived in Northam and enlisted in Bideford, Devon. Two months after landing at Basra, Private Barber was killed in action in Mesopotamia aged 21. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.
Charles S. "Pop" Barber
United States Army 23rd Engineers
from:Saint Johns, Washington
Charles Barber proudly served in the 23rd Engineers from 1917 - 1919.
Pte. Charles Barber
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.6th Sep 1916)
Charles Barber, husband of Annie Barber, of 123 J Block, Keogn Barracks, Dublin, was born in Dublin and also enlisted there. He was aged 26 when he was killed in action in France on the last day of the Battle of Guillemont. Private Barber is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Pte. Charles Barber
British Army 2/5th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
from:Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
(d.4th April 1917)
Charles Barber lost his life on the 4th of April 1917 in an attack by the 2/5th Sherwoods on the village of Le Verguier at 0700. The plan was to advance then to take Grand Priel Wood. A Letter was recieved from his company commander to say Barber was one of his best and most conscientious soldiers whose loss cannot easily be replaced. He is remembered at Vadecourt British Military Cemetery, in France.
L/Cpl. Charles Samuel Barber
British Army 10th Battalion Gloucester Regiment
from:Dyrham, Gloucester
(d.13th October 1915)
We know very little about Charles Samuel Barber. He was an apprenticed butcher before he volunteered. My great grandparents were told that as an MP he was on duty at a crossroads when he was killed. We know nothing more.
Pte. Edward Barber VC
British Army 1st Btn. Grenadier Guards
from:Tring, Herts
(d.12th March 1915)
Edward Barber was killed in action on the 12th of March 1915, aged 22 and is commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial in France. he was the son of William and Sarah Ann Barber, of Miswell Lane, Tring, Herts
An extract from The London Gazette, dated 19th April, 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery on 12th March, 1915, at Neuve-Chapelle. He ran speedily in front of the grenade company to which he belonged, and threw bombs on the enemy with such effect that a very great number of them at once surrendered. When the grenade party reached Pte. Barber they found him quite alone and unsupported, with the enemy surrendering all about him."
Frank Earnest Edward Barber
British Army 146th Coy. Machine Gun Corps
(d.8th August 1917 )
My Great Uncle Frank Barber, was my grandmother's dear brother who died for his country. I have been doing the family tree and found these articles, so interesting and yet so sad. These soldiers were so brave. I just wish I could meet my great uncle. If I could, I would tell him he will never be forgotten.
Pte. Frederick Barber
British Army 8th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
(d.9th April 1917)
Pte. Frederick Barber
British Army 8th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Cotes Farm, Elmsett, Suffolk
(d.9th April 1917)
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