Barns C M Rfn 1588 5th London Regiment. Taken on 21st Oct 1915 Photo copied and cropped from The Past on Glass at Sutton Archives. Photographer David Knights-Whittome. Shared under the Creative Commons Non Commercial
Barns Charles Morgan Rfn 1588 5th London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
Born 12th Feb 1894 Leigh-On-Sea, Essex. Parents Frank and Lydia Barns.
Enlisted 8th Feb 1915 in the 5th London Regiment
To France with 5th London Regiment 1st Sep 1915 to 2nd Jul 1916
Wounded gun shot wound neck 1st July 1916 (First day of the Battle of the Somme)
Discharged 20th Oct 1916. Awarded Silver War Badge No 25362
No longer physically fit for active service (epilepsy aggravated by active service)
Married Olive Grace Martha Arnup 18th Jun 1921 at South Benfleet, Essex.
In 1939 Lived in Southend-On-Sea and was working as a Stock Exchange Clerk.
Died 28th Sep 1960 in Southend-On-Sea Aged 66.