Sergeant Thomas John Barr

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Barr, Thomas John

Date of birth: 1882-08-22

Place of birth: Lisburn County Down Ireland

Next of kin: Mrs T. J. Barr, wife. 12 Vinbourg Apartments, Agnes Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Motor Man

Occupation (normalized): Other Machinery Fitters, Machine Assemblers and Precision Instrument Makers (except Electrical), Railway Engine Driver

Address: 12 Vinbourg Apartments, Agnes Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Religion: Wesleyan

Date of death: 1916-07-09

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, VIII. C. 8.

Regimental number: 422368

Highest Rank: Sergeant (8th Battalion)

Rank detail

Sergeant, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: Trench Fever

Awards

1914-1915 Star
Comment: Eligible for Star Mem Cross unable to locate NKMilitary file

British War Medal
Comment: Eligible for BWM Military File

Victory Medal
Comment: Eligible for VM Military file

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 432040

LAC ID: 26337

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B0459-S050

Uploader's Notes: Son of John Barr and Hannah Jane Carlisle Barr of The Maye, Lisburn, County Down, Ireland. Served in the South African Campaign

Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion 1914-1915 Star

Eligible for Star

Mem Cross unable to locate NK

Military file

British War Medal

Eligible for BWM

Military File

Victory Medal

Eligible for VM

Military file

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Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2021-04-11