Serjeant 23317 Charles Barker

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 31st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 18/12/15
Previous Reg/Num: 242, E. Yorks Regt.

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 12th of April 1918 (Friday)
Born: Preston, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Meteren Military Cemetery - III. H. 778.

BMD details:
Birth: Charley Barker, 1st Qtr 1889 at Preston Lancashire. Vol 8e - 652.

Family details:
Son of Alfred and Margaret Barker, of 98, Eccleston St., St. Helens. Mother Margaret is sole legatee.

Census details:
1891 - 2 years old Charley is living at 15 Landerdale Street, Preston with parents Alfred (41) and Margarett (37). Also at the address is Alfred's nephew Fred Thesllethwaits (18). 1901 - Charley 12 is living with his parents Alfred 50, Margaret 46 and brother Fred 9 at 335 Entwistle Road, Rochdale. 1911 - Charley 22 is employed as a Tram Driver and living with his parents Alfred 61, Margaret 58 and brother Fred 19 at 58 Lingholme Road, St Helens. AVL 1918 : 58 Lingholme Road, St Helens.

Notes:
All census records and birth record seem to suggest his true forename is Charley.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/23317CharlesBarker.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/C_Barker_MGC.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Sergeant Charles Barker MM at Meteren Military Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]