Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Horatio Barbour
In memory of:
Lance Corporal Horatio Barbour
July 1, 1916
Military Service
1419
26
Army
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
1st Bn.
Additional Information
Son of William and Amy H. Barbour, of Port Rexton, Newfoundland.
Commemorated on Page 10 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BEAUMONT-HAMEL BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France
A. 24.
Beaumont is a village some 10 kilometres north of Albert. Take the D.919 road from Puisieux to Mally Maillet until you reach a crossroad signposted Auchonvillers (D.174) on the left hand side. Follow this road until you see Beaumont signposted at a 'T' junction, turn left onto the D.163 and BEAUMONT-HAMEL BRITISH CEMETERY is located on the left about 1 kilometre along this road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of HORATIO BARBOUR – In memory of the men and women from Newfoundland who went away to war and did not come home. From the Newfoundland Legion magazine “Lest We Forget”. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Horatio Barbour – Lance Corporal Horatio Barbour, 1915 Killed at Beaumont-Hamel, July 1, 1916. Photo courtesy of the Trinity Historical Society. -
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Gravemarker – A Relative Found. Photo of Horatio Barbour's grave marker in the Beaumont-Hamel British Cemetery. May 2006. Photo courtesy of Bryan D. Barbour
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