William Barker
He was a garden pot maker upon enlistment.
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He was the husband of Gertrude (née Cottam) Barker. They married 24/9/1916 and her address became 18 Eckington Terrace Glapton Road Meadows Nottingham. Gertrude married Walter V Saunders in 1919.
Pte. William Barker, 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment, died of gunshot wounds to the right leg, left knee and a fractured skull, at No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital on 8th December 1916. He is buried in Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1.Grave Reference: III F 9
Nottingham Evening Post In Memoriam 8/12/1917:
“BARKER. – In affectionate remembrance of my hear husband, Private W. Barker, who died of wounds, at Boulogne, December 8th, 1916. Also our dear mother, Annie Cottam, who passed away December 19th, 1915. – Husband and family.”
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