Name
Charles Arthur John Barnard
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/11/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
203420
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
1st/4th Bn.
'A' Company
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
DOCHY FARM NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
VII.C.20
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Royston Town War Memorial
Pre War
Charles was the second son of William and Caroline R. Barnard, of 2, The Fleet, Royston.
Wartime Service
After enlisting in the Hertfordshire Regiment in December 1914 he went to France in 1916, where he transferred to the West Riding Regiment. His Battalion were part of the 147th Brigade in the 49th (West Riding) Division and it was whilst they were located in the area around Broodseinde Ridge, that Charles was struck by shell fragments and killed.
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
