Barrett A V Pte 17959 2nd Hampshire Regiment

BARRETT, ALFRED VICTOR, Private, No. 17959, 2nd Battn. (67th Foot) The Hampshire Regt., s. of the late Charles William Barrett, of Southsea, by his wife, Charlotte, dau. of Steven Sims, of Fareham; b. Southsea, co. Hants, 15 Sept. 1897; educ. Royal Marine Artillery School there; enlisted 24 May, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; was reported wounded and missing after the fighting on 15 Sept. 1916, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on that date. A comrade wrote: “Your son was a hero, always ready to face any danger and happy in the doing of the same.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

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