Serjeant 49440 John Barnes
Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 19th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915
Previous Reg/Num: 20475, South Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 41
Date of death: 12th of October 1918
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Terlincthun British Cemetery Wimille - V. D. 31.
Family details:
Son of Mrs. Ann Robinson (formerly Barnes), of St. Helen's, Lancashire. Mother Ann Robinson is sole legatee.
Census details:
1881 - 2 years old John is living at 118 Raglan Street, St Helens with parents William (32), Ann (nee McCulley 24) and three siblings: James (5), Sussannah (4), William Alfred (1 mth). Also at the address is William seniors brother - James Barnes (12). 1891 - 12 years old schoolboy John is living at 8 King Street, St Helens with widowed mother Ann (35) and seven siblings: James (16), Susannah (14), William (10), Mary Ellen (8), George (6), Margaret (4), Annie (2). Also at the address is Ann's widowed father James McCully (60). Not found after 1891. He is not at the Robinson household with remarried mother Ann.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/49440JohnBarnes.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
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[caption]A dedication for Sergeant John Barnes at St Helens Cemetery
(Photoe courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/John_Barnes_LFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Serjeant John Barnes at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille
(Photo courtesy of Margaret Dufay)[/caption]
