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Military service
Service number:
812178
Age:
27
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
49th Bn.
Birth:
July 23, 1889
Pathhead, New Comnock,Ayrshire, Scotland
Enlistment:
April 20, 1916
Edmonton, Alberta
Death:
April 9, 1917
Vimy, France
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
IV. A. 9.
Additional information
Son of James Barr of Scotland
Additional citations
Victory Medal, British War Medal
Digital gallery of Private David Barr
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Bois Carre British Cemetery
The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013)
Digital gallery of
Private David Barr
Digital gallery of
Private David Barr
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 196 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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