Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Donald George Barnie
In memory of:
Sergeant Donald George Barnie
October 31, 1916
Military Service
457131
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Army
Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
60th Bn.
Additional Information
Husband of Alice Kerr, of Leith, Scotland.
Commemorated on Page 50 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais, France
I. E. 56.
Aubigny Communal Cemetery is south of the village of Aubigny-en-Artois and the Cemetery Extension is behind it. The village of Aubigny-en-Artois is approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Arras on the road to St. Pol. After turning into the village from the N.39 on the D.75, the Cemetery lies south on a road leading from the centre of the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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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 307 of 1058. -
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Commemorative Certificate – Sergent Barnie’s son, Sergeant Donald George Barnie (RCAF Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) died on November 10, 1942 aged 26, almost 26 years to the day after his father’s death, when a Hampden bomber from #50 Operational Training Unit in Scotland of which he was a crew member crashed near Turnberry Scotland killing all on board. The Commemorative Certificate pictured is from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
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