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Military service
Service number:
27589
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
September 10, 1894
Enlistment:
St.Catherines, Ontario
Death:
April 27, 1915
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. A. 35.
Additional information
Son of William Henry and Florence Annie Barrett, of Putney, London, England. Educated at Lynchmere School, Eastbourne, and Dover College, Kent, England.
Digital gallery of Private Hugh Henry Guy Barrett
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Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War
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 437 of 1058. -
Badge
Cap Badge 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Patch 15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Captain (retired) Victor Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Memorial
One of two memorial plaques dedicated on 24 April 2010 to commemorate those members of the 15th Batallion (48th Highlanders of Canada) who fell during the Battle of 2nd Ypres 22-26 April 1915. This memorial plaque is located on Gravenstafel Ridge. Submitted by Captain (retired) V Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Photo of Hugh Henry Guy Barrett
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). From archives 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Newspaper clipping
Newspaper clipping from Daily Telegraph of May 7, 1915. Image taken from web address of http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11587034/Daily-Telegraph-May-7-1915.html -
Photo of HUGH HENRY GUY BARRETT
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Biography
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Biography
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Biography
Private Hugh Henry Guy Barrett
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Private Hugh Henry Guy Barrett
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Henry Guy Barrett
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Henry Guy Barrett
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 4 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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