BORN BARTON 1883. SON OF THE LATE MR BARKER OF BARTON UPON HUMBER.
HUSBAND OF MRS H. GRIMSBY (FORMERLY BARKER) OF 1 ISOBELLA TERRACE, CLARENDON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). WORKED AS A FARM WAGGONER IN WAWNE, SUTTON-ON-HULL. (1911 CENSUS).
HE MARRIED KATE DUNN (BORN 25 OCT 1888), IN 1914. THEY HAD ONE SON, FRANK, BORN 02/02/1911 AND LIVED AT SWANLAND MILL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 24771, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 27154, SOUTH STAFFS REGIMENT, 111125 LABOUR CORPS AND 41213, 16TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, AT ARRAS, ON 01/04/1918, AGED 35. COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL.
| Name | Herbert Barker |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Barton-on-humber, Lincs |
| Death Date | 1 Apr 1918 |
| Death Place | Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Lancashire Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 16th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 41213 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 24771, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
HERBERT
Regiment:
Military Number:
41213
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/04/1918
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
35
