Basic Details
Surname
Barnes
Forenames
Robert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
17216
Notes
The Roll lists his address as Hall Lane, Werrington.

(CWGC records that Private Robert Barnes of the 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, regimental number 17216, died on 25/3/1918; he is commemorated on Pozieres Memorial in France. They list no next of kin or address for him. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects records that Robert's widow Edith A Barnes was his legatee. When his death at the age of 36 was announced on 27/4/1918 in the Peterborough Advertiser, it was reported that his widow lived in Hall Lane, Werrington. She had received a letter from his Company officer, stating Robert had been acting as a runner when he was hit by a sniper's bullet and killed instantly. He was reported to have completed nearly three years' continuous service in France, and to have formerly worked for Messrs Brotherhood).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Nesle
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
25
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action at Nesle
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
786 LINCOLN ROAD
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial