Basic Details
Surname
Barritt
Forenames
Cyril
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He worked for a firm of fruiters but, as a Territorial, was called up in 1939. He was captured in Malaya and died of Beri Beri in a POW camp. He was not found by them to have been commemorated on any other Calderdale memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Artillery
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not Stated on the Memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Artillery
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Bombardier
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Taiwan
Year of death
1943
Month of death
January
Day of death
13
Age at death
38
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease