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Son of William Charles Barnes and Hanna (née Hargrave) Barnes. Regretfully, he died 9 days before his 22nd birthday. He was the brother of Belle, Mary, Gertrude, George, Mae, Pearl, James,
John, Annie and Joseph. In his civilian life, he was a farmer. He was single and looked very enthusiastic about a military career.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal William Chester Barnes
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Lance Corporal William Chester Barnes
Lance Corporal William Chester Barnes.
Killed by enemy machine gun fire, while in charge of a Lewis Gun section, Abancourt France.
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Lance Corporal William Chester Barnes
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 255 of 1058.
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Lance Corporal William Chester Barnes. Killed by enemy machine gun fire, while in charge of a Lewis Gun section, Abancourt France.
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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 255 of 1058.
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Commemorated on:
Page 364 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY Nord, France
Sancourt is a village in the Department of the Nord 5 kilometres north-west of Cambrai and one kilometre east of the main road to Douai. The SANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY is about 635 metres north-west of the village on the old Douai-Cambrai road.
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