Basic Details Surname Barker Forenames Fred Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He worked as a silkdresser before he enlisted in November 1915. he survived trench feet in December 1916 only to die in a casualty clearing station of a gunshot wound the following year. He was not found by them to have been commemorated on any other Calderdale memorial. Primary Service As stated on memorial Service (Primary - Stated) Not Stated on the Memorial 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) The King's Royal Rifle Corps Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Rifleman Death and Burial details Country of death Italy Year of death 1917 Month of death December Day of death 14 Manner of death as stated Not Stated on the Memorial Manner of death reference Died of Wounds