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Private 687274, 47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment). Died 26th August 1917. Aged 28. Born 8th February 1890 in Mitcham, Surrey. Son of Robert Daniel Barkwill, of Haslemere, Surrey. Teamster by trade. Unmarried. Enlisted 1st January 1916 at Kamloop, Canada, height 5 feet 7½ inches, girth 38 inches, complexion dark, eyes hazel, hair brown; religion Church of England. No known grave. Commemorated on VIMY MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 437 - 47