M V Barnes

[Guest Belinda]

My name is Belinda.

My grandmother Dorothy Cecilia Barnes was born June 1918 in London.

She was brought up being told that her real father's name was M V Barnes who died in the First World War before she was born.

That is the only piece of information she was given.

Is this enough to be able to locate information about him?

I have searched marriage records with no luck.

If he died overseas would his death be recorded in England somewhere?

Please help.

Sincerely

Belinda

[HERITAGE PLUS]

Belinda

Could he be any of these men?

http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/results.a...900&yearto=2000

Dave

[Chris_Baker]

Hello Belinda, welcome to the forum.

According to "Soldiers Died in the Great War", 39324 Pte Matthew Barnes, Royal Army Medical Corps, who died on 9 October 1917, was born and enlisted in the parish of Saint Pancras in London.

No place details are given for 20924 L/Cpl Middleton Barnes of the 3rd Grenadier Guards.

All the other "possibles" came from places outside London.

[Max]

As Belindas Grandmother was born in June 1918 and the father was killed prior to this, nature determines that he could have only been one of two people (dependant on the info on CWGC being correct).

39324 Pte Mathew Barnes RAMC, died 9/10/1917 or

S/27004 Rifleman M.H.Barnes, Rifle Brigade, died 1/4/1918

Andy

[christine liava'a]

Name: BARNES, MATTHEW

Initials: M

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps

Unit Text: 48th Field Ambulance

Age: 25

Date of Death: 09/10/1917

Service No: 39324

Additional information: Son of Agnes Barnes, of 26, Bayham Place, Camden Town, London, and the late Matthew Barnes.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: V. A. 15.

Cemetery: LARCH WOOD (RAILWAY CUTTING) CEMETERY

or

Name: BARNES

Initials: M H

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Rifleman

Regiment: Rifle Brigade

Unit Text: 7th Bn.

Date of Death: 01/04/1918

Service No: S/27004

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Allied Sect. 1146

Cemetery: GUISE (LA DESOLATION) FRENCH NATIONAL CEMETERY, FLAVIGNY-LE-PETIT

[Sue Light]

Hallo Belinda

Assuming that your great grandparents had married, what name is given on your grandmother's birth certificate for her father? That should give you his full names which might confirm the search.

Regards - Sue