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George Barker Ward

In memory of:

Private George Barker Ward

June 11, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

213954

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Division:

99th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

June 7, 1887

Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Muir (formerly Ward), of 63, Boroughs Walk, Derby, England.

Commemorated on Page 178 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DERBY (NOTTINGHAM ROAD) CEMETERY
Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

20109.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– This is Private Barker's grave Marker at Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby. According to BMD records and his Attestation Papers, he was the son of Henry & Elizabeth Ward and was born at Hathern, Leicestershire on 7th June 1887. At the time he enlisted at Windsor, Ontario on 19th February 1916, he was living at Lancaster, Missouri, USA and was working as an animal trainer.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – This is Private Barker's grave Marker at Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby. According to BMD records and his Attestation Papers, he was the son of Henry & Elizabeth Ward and was born at Hathern, Leicestershire on 7th June 1887. At the time he enlisted at Windsor, Ontario on 19th February 1916, he was living at Lancaster, Missouri, USA and was working as an animal trainer.
  • Cemetery– This is the small war graves plot at Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby of about 40 burials from both World Wars. Private Ward's grave is in the centre of the picture, the left hand marker of the group of four in line.

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – This is the small war graves plot at Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby of about 40 burials from both World Wars. Private Ward's grave is in the centre of the picture, the left hand marker of the group of four in line.

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