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Edward Barnes

In memory of:

Lance Sergeant Edward Barnes

September 26, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

79282

Age:

25

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)

Division:

31st Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Born:

February 27, 1891

Son of Elizabeth Barnes, of St. Helens, Lancashire, England.

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

Cemetery:

ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

I. P. 5.

Location:

Albert is a town on the River Ancre in the Department of the Somme, 28 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is on the south-east side of Albert and the junction of the roads to Fricourt and Meaulte, and the Extension is entirely enclosed by it.

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 181 of 1058.

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    Circumstances of Death
    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 181 of 1058.
  • Grave marker– 12 August 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) https://cefrg.ca

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    Grave marker – 12 August 2019, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) https://cefrg.ca
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England

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