Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Jesse Barmby
In memory of:
Private Jesse Barmby
August 19, 1918
Military Service
3205092
29
Army
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
50th Bn.
Additional Information
July 9, 1889
Hunmanby, England
October 4, 1917
Calgary, Alberta
Son of Thomas Barmby, of Thwing, Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England. He was single and employed as a labourer. Soldier Barmby was the youngest of four sons who had emigrated from Yorkshire, England at the turn of the century. He lived in the Lang district of southern Saskatchewan and was most likely a farm worker. He suffered from asthma and when drafted in 1918, he didn't think he would pass the medical exam. On that day, his respiratory tract was clear and he was accepted. He was posted to Calgary's 50th King's Own Regiment. He fought and was killed during the battle of Amiens, less than a month after arriving in France.
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
WARVILLERS CHURCHYARD EXTENSION
Somme, France
A. 31.
Warvillers is a village approximately 4 kilometres north of Bouchoir, a town on the main straight road from Amiens to Roye. The Churchyard is a little east of the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Photo of Jesse Barmby – Photograph of Pte Jessie Barmby taken before embarking for Overseas. -
Details
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 137 of 1058.
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