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BARTLETT, FREDERICK DUDLEY, Leading Stoker, (1st Class), Royal Navy, H.M.S. Queen Mary, s. of Charles Bartlett, of Portsmouth, by his wife, Laura, dau. of George James; b. Portsmouth, co. Hants, 29 June, 1892; educ. Arundel Street C.C. School; was employed at Hilsea Gas House; joined the Royal Navy in 1910; served in H.M.S. Queen Mary, and was killed in action when that ship was sunk in the Jutland Battle 31 May, 1916: unm.
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BARTLEET, HENRY BOOTH, 2nd Lieut., 5th, attd. 4th, Battn. (Royal Fusiliers) The London Regt. (T.F.), s. of Arthur
Roland Bartleet, of Westholme, Hoddesdon, co. Herts, by his wife, Hannah Sophia, dau. of William W. Booth, of Eastwood, co. Nottingham; b. Hoddesdon aforesaid, 2 Dec. 1898; educ. Gresham’s School, Holt. co. Norfolk joined the 5th London Regt. in Feb. 1917; gazetted 2nd Lieut. 27 March, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 2 Aug. following, and was killed in action at Wood Farm, Epéhy, near Peronne, 10 Sept. 1918. Buried in the Wood Farm Cemetery, Epéhy. His Commanding Officer wrote: “During the attack he showed great courage and good leadership. His men say that he was absolutely fearless,” and another officer: “All the men speak of his gallant behaviour.” Unm.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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