Barnes W A L/Cpl 104325 Machine Gun Corps
BARNES, WILLIAM ALFRED, L.-Corpl., No. 104325, 8th Battn. Machine Gun Corps, yst. s. of the late Herbert George Barnes, by his wife, Harriet (-); enlisted in the Machine Gun Corps 10 March, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 2 Aug. following, and died in hospital 31 March, 1918, of wounds received in action at Leaucourt, Somme. His Commanding Officer wrote: He was such a fine soldier, and a great favourite with all who knew him. I can speak of your husband personally, as I had been with him ever since he joined the company. He was one of the most reliable and efficient of N.C.O.’s, and it is a tremendous loss to the company.” He m. at Tottenham, 1 Aug. 1915, Dorothy Grace (8, Elizabeth Road, Seven Sisters Road, Tottenham, N.), dau. of Edwin Tonner, and had a dau. Dorothy Florence, b. 4 Aug. 1916.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5