Basic Details
Surname
Barrett
Forenames
Charlie
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. As the notes suggest, he was the son of a Walter and Sarah Jane and he worked in a dyeworks before enlisting in March 1916. Initially posted Missing, he was later reported as presumed dead. The memorial is said to give his age as 25 but they record the press as saying he was either 22 or 23. He is also commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Primary Service
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
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
30
Age at death
25
Manner of death as stated
Missing
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
Sowerby,West Yorks
Relationships
son of Walter and Sarah Jane Barrett