Basic Details
Surname
Barker
Forenames
John Albert
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 was married, to Clara, and they had a child: he was Secretary of the Sickness and Funeral Club, a member of the Todmorden Photographic Society and ran a grocery shop. He died in hospital after shellfire caused injuries to his head and broke his legs at Arras in September 1917 and he is also commemorated on IWM 2224.

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 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Rouen
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Rouen
Cemetery
St Sever Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
5
Age at death
35
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds