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Bombardier J BARNES

Service Number: 4656
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

"D" Bty. 76th Bde.

Date of Death

Died 16 October 1916

Age 32 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL

XXXI. D. 6.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of the late Samuel and Eliza Barnes. Born at Sandbach, Cheshire.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS
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Buried or commemorated at

CATERPILLAR VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
Somme France
Number of casualties: 5572
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