Private John William Barron
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Barron,
John William
Date of birth: 1880-08-09
Place of birth: Stromness Orkney Isles Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs I Barron, Wife, 274 Aubrey Street, Winnipeg
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Plasterer
Occupation (normalized): Plasterer, General
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-09-21
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 153135
Highest Rank:
Private
(43rd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 43rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Died during the 3rd phase of the Battle of the Somme in the area of Mouquet Farm.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1565019
LAC ID:
27041
Service file: B0470-S060
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Robert Barron, of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland: husband of Isabella Barron, of Winnipeg.
Had previously served for 4 years in the Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers and at the time of joining up he was serving in the 79th CH of C.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers, the war diariy of the 43rd battalion and this man is on the CWGC site. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20