Basic Details
Surname
Barrett
Forenames
George Arthur
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
8940
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 2 Towler Street.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, rank and military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Bedfords
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
L/Cpl
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
Somme
Country of burial
Not stated
Year of death
1916
Month of death
September
Day of death
5
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 5th September 1916 on the Somme"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action