Basic Details
Surname
Barnes
Forenames
Charles Hy
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Charles Henry
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll of Honour records him as "Charles Hy Barnes" of Stanground.

(CWGC records that Private C H Barnes, regimental number G/15274, was serving in the 11th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment when he died aged 29 on 7/12/1917; he is buried in grave IX.D.7 at Nine Elms British Cemetery in France. They record him as the son of George & Harriet Barnes of Hardwick, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Soldiers Died in the Great War recorded that Charles Henry Barnes enlisted in East Dereham. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that his mother Harriet was his legatee. On 5/1/1918 the Peterborough Advertiser announced the death of "Charles' Hy Barnes" of Stanground, stating he had died of wounds on 7/12/1917, having served in France for nearly two years. He was reported as leaving a widow and two children. He appears likely to have been the Charles Henry Barnes, son of George, who married Alice Day in Fletton in 1915).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Sussex Regiment
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Private
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
Not stated
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
December
Day of death
7
Manner of death as stated
Died of wounds recived in action in France.
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial