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Rennie Hamilton Barnes

In memory of:

Lieutenant Rennie Hamilton Barnes

October 11, 1918

Military Service


Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

31st Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Robert Percy and Gertrude Alice Barnes, of Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 364 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

NIAGARA CEMETERY, IWUY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

C. 29.

Location:

Iwuy is a village approximately 8 kilometres north-east of Cambrai and NIAGARA CEMETERY, IWUY, is 1 kilometre south-east of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Edmonton Morning Bulletin c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Rennie Hamilton Barnes– From Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.
  • Biography– From Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.
  • Record of Service– Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.
  • Bank of Montreal Memorial– Memorial from the Great War 1914-1918: a record of service published by the Bank of Montreal 1921.
  • Medals– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death– Source: Library and Archives Canada.  CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames:  Bark to Bazinet. Mircoform Sequence 6; Volume Number 31829_B016716. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 150.  Page 231 of 1058.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Keith D. Mitchell.

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