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Military service
Service number:
153135
Age:
36
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
43rd Bn.
Birth:
August 9, 1880
Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
September 21, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of Robert Barron, of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland: husband of Isabella Barron, of Winnipeg.
Digital gallery of Private John William Barron
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
War Memorial
Inscription of the name of John William Barron on the War Memorial at St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Image taken 7 July 2017 by Tom Tulloch. -
War Memorial
The War Memorial at St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Image taken 7 July 2017 by Tom Tulloch. -
Vimy Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Memorial
Mourning Mother - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
Memorial
Inscription - Vimy Memorial … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Private John William Barron
Digital gallery of
Private John William Barron
Digital gallery of
Private John William Barron
Digital gallery of
Private John William Barron
Digital gallery of
Private John William Barron
Digital gallery of
Private John William Barron
Digital gallery of
Private John William Barron
Digital gallery of
Private John William Barron
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 51 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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