Basic Details
Surname
Barnes
Forenames
Ralph George
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the college website states: 'Ralph George was born in Kingsclere, Newbury, Berkshire, the third son of John Barnes, a solicitor, and his wife Constance. In the 1911 census he is shown living with his parents in Kingsclere, employed as a solicitor with an insurance company.
He commenced Service on 23 November 1916 as a 2nd Lieutenant 8th London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) and served in France and Belgium. He was killed in action on 30 October 1917 and is commemorated on Panel 150 to 151 on the Tyne Cot Memorial. His name appears on the War Memorial at Kingsclere together with that of his younger brother Eric who was killed on 1 November 1914 aged 20. Administration of his estate was granted to his widowed mother : £125.18s.2d
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Ypres
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
30
Age at death
22
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action