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We remember Edward William Barnes
We remember Edward William Barnes
Timeline
Timeline
birth
United Kingdom
Source:7532047
1917
missing
near Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Source:8841918
10th July 1917
1917
service
British Army
2nd Lieutenant
1st Division
attached 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps
Source:7532047
10th July 1917
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Source:201919
service
South African Services
Second Lieutenant
Natal Mounted Rifles
Source:201919
1917
death
Belgium
Source:7532047
Source:8841918
10th July 1917
burial
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
Source:7532047
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Edward William |
| Initials | EW |
| Last Name | Barnes |
| Source | 201919 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | King's Royal Rifle Corps | Second Lieutenant | |||
| South African Services | Natal Mounted Rifles | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | 1st Division | attached 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps | 2nd Lieutenant |
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War diary entry about him being missing in actionWar diary entry from the 2nd Batallion King's Royal Rifle Corps about him being missing in action near Nieuwpoort, Belgium on the day this website says he died
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| War diary entry about him being missing in action | Edwin110085 |
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