William Barber
Service Number
27838
Military Unit
16th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
03 Aug 1917 (23 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Nottingham.
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a shop assistant.
- Family History
- Military History
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Family History
He was the son of John and Louisa Barber and the brother of John Henry and Ann Barber.In 1911 they lived at 32 Jackson Street St Ann's Nottingham.
Military History
He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 10 October 1917: 'Barber. Killed in action August 3rd 1917 Sergeant William Barber, Sherwood Foresters, age 21. Sisters Louie, Anne, Gertie, brother Jack, brother and sister in law.'
Photographs
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