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First Name: | Gilbert | Last Name: | BARNES |
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| Date of Death: | 07/04/1916 | Lived/Born In: | Whitechapel | |
| Rank: | Private | Unit: | Royal West Surrey (Queens)1 | |
| Memorial Site: | Bethnal Green Library | |||
Current Information:Age-25 15 Sidney Street, Whitechapel Cambrin Military Cemetery, France
On 6th April, 1916, 1st Royal West Surrey (Queens) of 100 Brigade, 33rd Division moved into the front line at the brickstacks at Cuinchy in France. The Battalion Diary recorded that the following day, 7th April, was a ‘quiet day’, with only a few shells landing on their positions but that these resulted in the death of one man, Gilbert Barnes. |
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