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BARTHOLOMEW, JIM, Private, No. 6093, 2nd Battn. (70th Foot) The East Surrey Regt., 3rd s. of William Bartholomew, Carpenter, by his wife, Elizabeth; b. in Dec. 1882; enlisted in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action in Aug. 1917. He m. at Walworth, S.E., 25 Dec. 1901, Harriett, dau. of Edward Jones, Painter, and had three children.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5
Barrs T E Pte 16050 9th King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
BARRS, THOMAS EDWARD, Private, No. 16050, 9th (Service) Battn. The King’s Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry), eldest s. of John Barrs, of 69, Midland Crescent, Barnsley, by his wife, Frances, dau. of John Collins; b. Barnsley, co. York, Sept. 1893; educ. there; was a Miner; enlisted 3 Sept. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; was reported missing after the fighting at Ypres 4 Oct. 1917, and is now assumed to have been killed on that date; unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5
BARRIE, JOHN, Private, No. 27631, 16th (Service) Battn. The Highland Light Infantry, s. of the late John Barrie, of Dundee, Grocer, by his wife (-) (1, Blackness Avenue, Dundee); b. Dundee, co. Forfar, 7 Feb. 1889; educ. Blackness School there; enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry 15 Feb. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; was reported wounded and missing after the fighting at Passchendaele 2 Dec. 1917, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on or about that date; unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5
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
BARRETT, ALFRED, Private, No. 219, 18th (Service) Battn. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), s. of the late John Barrett; b. at Cambridge in 1876; educ. there; enlisted 2 March, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died on 10 Jan. 1916, from wounds received in action. Buried at Bethune. He m. Annie Elizabeth (28, Brook Street, Tottenham, N.), dau. of (-), and had four children: Alfred, Arthur Florence and Lillian.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5
BARRELL, WILLIAM HERBERT, Private, No. 12362, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), yst. s. of Harry Barrell, of 8, Victoria Road, South Tottenham, N., by his wife, Emma, dau. of Andrew Bredhall; and brother to Private H. Barrell (q.v.); b. Tottenham, N.; educ. there; enlisted in 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action 6 Feb. 1917; unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5
BARRELL, HENRY, Private, No. 14044, 5th (Reserve) Battn. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), eldest s. of Harry Barrell, of 8, Victoria Road, South Tottenham, N., by his wife, Emma, dau. of Andrew Bredhall; and brother to Private W. H. Barrell (q.v.); b. Tottenham, N.; educ. Page Green there; enlisted in 1912; was mobilized on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action in May, 1915; unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5
BARRELL, ALFRED JAMES, L.-Corpl. (Bandsman), Royal Navy, H.M.O. Bulwark, s. of James Barrell, French Polisher, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth, by his wife, Alice Mathilda, dau. of George Knight; b. Portsea, co. Hants, 18 Oct. 1878; educ. St. John’s Church of England School there; was a Professional Violinist; joined the Royal Navy as a Bandsman in 1895; served in the Commander-in-Chief’s Band, Portsmouth, for many years, and subsequently at Whale Island; after the outbreak of war, joined H.M.S. Bulwark, and was lost when that ship was blown up at Sheerness 26 Nov. 1914. He m. 19 Dec. 1900, Lottie, dau. of Thomas Tatford, and had three children: Herbert Alfred James, b. 20 Oct. 1908; Aubrey Gordon, b. 13 Jan. 1913, and Gladys Lottie, b. 25 Oct. 1901.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5
Barratt A E Pte 7th Middlesex Regiment
BARRATT, ALBERT ERNEST, Private, No. 1365, 7th (Territorial) Battn. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), s. of Ernest Barratt, of Tottenham, London, N., by his wife, Caroline, dau. of William Kenny; b. Leicester, 29 April, 1892; educ. Coleraine Park, Tottenham, N., aforesaid; was a Bootmaker; joined the Territorial Force in June, 1911; was mobilized on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 13 March, 1915, and died at Merville Casualty Clearing Station 28 Nov. 1916, from wounds received in action at Neuve Chapelle the same day. An officer wrote: “Of all the men in my platoon, your husband was the most popular.. With a keen sense of duty, he proved himself daily to be one of those heroes whom we cannot afford to lose.” He m. at Tottenham, N., 1 Feb. 1913, Frances (45, Scales Road, Tottenham, N.), dau. of J. G. Ellis, and had a son, Ernest Albert.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5
Barrand S Lt 1st King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Source : Yorkshire Rugby Union Roll Of Honour 1914-1918
BARRAND, SYDNEY, Lieut., 1st Battn. (60th Foot) The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 2nd s. of Charles Barrand, of 134, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, Furnisher and Cabinet Maker, by his wife, Alice, dau. of J. S. Bromley; b. Leeds educ. Leeds Modern School, and Henderson Bunnen Institute; was an Adjutant in the Leeds Boys’ Brigade; on the outbreak of war enlisted in the R.A.M.C. 14 Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Oct.; returned to England in Jan. 1916, and after a period of training was gazetted 2nd Lieut. King’s Royal Rifle Corps 7 July following; and promoted Lieut. 7 Jan. 1918; went back to France in Aug. 1916; was wounded at Miramont in Feb. 1917; on recovery re-joined his unit in France, and was killed in action south-east of Arras 14 Aug. 1918. Buried at St. Amand, near Arras. An officer wrote: “We all knew him to be a brave, honest and true comrade.” Unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5