Second Lieutenant Aubrey Barnes

Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 17th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 10/09/15

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 22nd of March 1918 (Friday)
Born: Rainford, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Rainford, St Helens
Burial / Memorial: Pozieres Memorial - Panel 21 to 23.

Family details:
Son of Charles and Lucy Barnes, of The Union Hotel, Oldfield St., St. Helens, Lancs. Father Charles is legatee.

Census details:
1901, 3 years old Aubrey is living at the Mill House Inn, Church Road, Rainford with parents Charles (37), Lucy (40) and six siblings: Emma Dadge (20), [url=http://www.saints.org.uk/home/player.php?num=14859]Berlin Barnes[/url] (12), Colbert (9), Horace (7), Hilda (5), George R (1). 1911 - Sees 13 years old schoolboy Aubrey living at the Mill House Inn, Rainford with parents Charles (47), Lucy (50) and six siblings: Colbert (19), Horace (17), Hilda (15), George Reginald (11), William (9), and Gerald (7).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=17]Aubrey Is Remembered On the Rainford CofE School Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Also remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=21]Also Remembered On St Marks War Memorial, North Road.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2LtABarnes.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BarnesAubrey_ParsonsSidney_RimmerJames_KirbyRichard.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BarnesA_Lieut.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BarnesAubrey_Lieut.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BarnesAubrey_Lieut_b.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]slmgc/aubrey_barnes.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for 2/Lt Aubrey Barnes on the Pozieres Memorial (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/2Lt_BarnesA-1.jpg[/pic] [caption]A dedication for 2Lt Aubrey Barnes at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]