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Lce Cpl John W Barnes |
East Lancashire Regiment,
Killed in Action,
9th August 1915,
Age 24,
Commemorated Helles Memorial.
Newspaper Memorial:
In loving memory of my dear son, Lance-Corporal John W. Barnes, 16963, East Lancashire Regiment, killed in action at the Dardanelles August 9th 1915, aged 24 years.
"Sleep on, dear son, in a soldier's grave,
A grave I may never see;
But the unknowing grave is the bitterest blow,
None but an aching heart doth know."
From his sorrowing Mother and Brothers on Active Service.
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Lce Cpl John William Barnes Census details - Click over census to enlarge |