Terry Denham Posted 25 March , 2005 Share Posted 25 March , 2005 Here is today's casualty pending the return of the 'Remembering Today' feature following the upgrade... Remembering Today Pte William BARNETT 2183 2 Bn, Middlesex Regt who died aged 32 on 25.03.15 Le Touquet-Plage Communal Cemetery, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 25 March , 2005 Share Posted 25 March , 2005 As per CWGC Name: BARNETT Initials: W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Middlesex Regiment Unit Text: 2nd Bn. Age: 38 Date of Death: 25/03/1915 Service No: 2183 Additional information: Son of William and Margaret Barnett, of Hillingdon Heath, Uxbridge; husband of Fanny Barnett, of 2, The Clamas, Cowley, Uxbridge, Middx. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. B. 19. Cemetery: LE TOUQUET-PARIS PLAGE COMMUNAL CEMETERY I see we have a difference in ages here..... 38 on CWGC as oppossed to 32 on the GWF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 25 March , 2005 Share Posted 25 March , 2005 & the cemetery info Cemetery: LE TOUQUET-PARIS PLAGE COMMUNAL CEMETERY Country: France Locality: Pas de Calais Location Information: Le Touquet is about 5 kilometres east of Etaples. From Etaples take the D39 to Le Touquet. Turn right following the signs for the Hippodrome and airport. 400 metres after the junction on the D39 take the right fork onto the Avenue du Gulf, after 600 metres turn left onto Avenue de Picardie. Continue for another 1.3 kilometres crossing 2 mini roundabouts and turn right onto Avenue du 18 Juin. The Communal Cemetery is 200 metres further along on the right hand side. The Commonwealth plot is near the entrance. Historical Information: The Duchess of Westminister's Hospital (No.1 B.R.C.S) was at Le Touquet from October, 1914, to July, 1918, and the British graves in the Communal Cemetery were made from that hospital. The Communal Cemetery contains a number of French and Italian military graves, and two British Plots in the corner. A wooden obelisk in memory of the British dead was erected in the cemetery by the Lifeboat men of the commune. There are now nearly 150, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site. All of whom died in the period November, 1914, to April, 1916. The British Plots cover an area of 495 square metres. No. of Identified Casualties: 142 I assume from this infomation that William Barnett died whilst a patient at the Duchess of Westminster's hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 25 March , 2005 Share Posted 25 March , 2005 William Barnett's online MIC index entry can be seen here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambo Posted 25 March , 2005 Share Posted 25 March , 2005 SDGW details Born and enlisted in Uxbridge Middlesex Hambo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 25 March , 2005 Share Posted 25 March , 2005 William appears in the 1901 census living in Cowley Entire Parish, Middlesex with his wife Fanny, 3 year old daughter Elsie and 11 month old daughter Edith. He was a 23 year old General Labourer. SDGW has him listed as Died How: Died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 25 March , 2005 Share Posted 25 March , 2005 William appears in the 1901 census living in Cowley Entire Parish, Middlesex with his wife Fanny, 3 year old daughter Elsie and 11 month old daughter Edith. He was a 23 year old General Labourer. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That would make the age of 38 quoted by CWGC as the correct one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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