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Military service
Service number:
192438
Age:
30
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
January 28, 1886
Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
September 26, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
XI. G. 12.
Additional information
Husband of Jean S. Barr, of 11, Whitehaugh Drive, Paisley, Scotland.
Digital gallery of Private David Barr
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Photo de David Barr
In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted by the 48th Highlanders Museum 73 Simcoe St. Toronto for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Coupure de presse
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Coupure de presse
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Pierre Tombale
Gravemarker. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Insigne d'épaule
1st Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Photo BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap badge of the 92nd Bn which he originally joined before being sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Photo BGen Young 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de service
Record of Service Card (front side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
États de service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Mémorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Theipval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Photo de DAVID BARR
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 50 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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COURCELETTE BRITISH CEMETERY Somme, France
Courcelette is a village some 10 kilometres north-east of the town of Albert, just off the D929 road to Bapaume. The Courcelette British Cemetery is approximately 1 kilometre west of the village on the south side of a track, suitable for cars, from the secondary road from Courcelette to Pozieres. The route is signposted in the village.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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