Private George Reuben Barnes
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Barnes,
George Reuben
Date of birth: 1898-10-01
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: William Barnes, father, 6 Emma Street, Brockville, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Address:
6 Emma Street, Brockville, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-10-16
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Duisans British Cemetery, VII. B. 94.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 639315
Highest Rank:
Private
(2nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards
Military Medal
Date of award: 1918-10-03
Source: London Gazette 31173 1st Division Order 5464
Notes: offered on Arctic Medals website October 2013 with Memorial Cross; and, on Liverpool Medals website August 2018.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 168623
LAC ID:
25540
Service file: B0446-S046
Uploader's Notes: Son of William and Emma Barnes, of 134, Park St., Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
CEF Burial Registers - Died of Wounds (Gunshot wound face, fracture of jaw) (Admitted Dead) at No. 4 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.
CEF Burial Registers - Died of Wounds (Gunshot wound face, fracture of jaw) (Admitted Dead) at No. 4 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion Military Medal ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-10-08