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William Barnes - RB

Details

Forename William
Surname Barnes - RB
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 27
Address 16 Swan Terrace, Scholes, Wigan
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Coal cutter at Bryn Colliery
Regiment Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 3rd Batt
Day of Death 9
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Ypres (MeninGate) Memorial
Regiment Number S/9577
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of Oliver and E Ellen Barnes.


Ref; CWGC, Ancestry and WO 22/9/17