BORN HULL 1899. SON OF ROBERT BARKER (1843-1929) & HARRIET THRUSSLE (1861-1941), AT 70, PARK AVENUE, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 94721, 4TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRAINED WITH THE 9TH LINCOLNS. SERVED WITH THE 7TH LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, AT THE 2ND CANADIAN HOSPITAL, ON 02/04/1918, AGED 19. BURIED BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY. HIS GRAVE, INSCRIPTION, READS, “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN”. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS FATHER, ROBERT.
HIS BROTHER, THOMAS BARKER, SERVED WITH THE DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT AND DIED 02/12/1923 AGED 35 YEARS. THE FAMILY ARE BURIED IN SPRING BANK.CEMETERY, HULL.
First name:
VINCENT CUTHBERT
Regiment:
Military Number:
44775
Rank:
Private
Date Died
02/04/1918
Place died:
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
19
70 , PARK AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
