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Ross Barnes

Details

Forename Ross
Surname Barnes
Middle Name
Memorial Atherton Cenotaph
Age 20
Address Volunteer Inn / 7 Brampton St
Parents' Address As above
Township Atherton
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Pretoria Pit
Regiment Rifle King's Royal Rifles 9th Batt (Lewis Gun Section)
Day of Death 13
Month of Death October
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died of wounds at Netley Hospital
Place of Burial Worsley (St. Mark) Churchyard
Regiment Number 7858
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Frederick William and Sarah Ellen. 1 of 3 brothers on active service. Born in Boothstown
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 26/2/15 - brothers, LJ 20/10/16 - died