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Record #17325
Name :
: Henry Ernest BARR (1887 - 1916)


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Date of Birth
: 12 Apr 1887 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 16 Sep 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Middlesex, Tottenham
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 Mar 1903
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Canada

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA birth registration was found for Henry Ernest Barr: Date: Apr-May-Jun 1887; District: Edmonton; County: Middlesex; Volume: 3a; Page: 332. Richard Alfred Barr and Mary Ann Hanrahan, married February 26, 1872, at St. James, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

Mary Ann Hanrahan Barr died on January 17, 1890, at Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

Richard Alfred Barr remarried Jessie Lillian Weldon in 1891 at Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

In 1903, Henry Barr, 15, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 316 Barnardo children en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

On February 18, 1915, at Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, Henry E. Barr, 27, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he was born in Tottenham, London, England; that his next of kin was Miss Alice Smith, who resided at 6 Rumbeled Road, Hendoden, Heartford, Eng.; that his date of birth was April 12, 1887; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as fair complexion; grey eyes; brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.

On September 18, 1916, Private Henry E. Barr died of wounds at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station, Somme, France. He is buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery, SE of Doullens, France. Grave #24, Plot #4, Row "F". 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-10-12 20:35:17 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-11-14 11:03:18 /

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19537 ARNOLD, Leonard1910ENG, LND, Tottenham Aug 1926 : Pennland CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
17325 BARR, Henry Ernest1887ENG, MDX, Tottenham Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
3380 GANNEY, Edgar Samuel1898ENG, MDX, Tottenham Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3379 GANNEY, Frederick1896ENG, MDX, Tottenham Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2850 GREEN, George Everett1880ENG, MDX, Tottenham Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
2745 GYERTSON, Henry Arthur1913ENG, MDX, Tottenham Apr 1929 : Cedric CAN Waifs & Strays  
3386 HANKS, Charles1897ENG, MDX, Tottenham Jul 1910 : Virginian CAN MacPherson Homes  
14127 HARPER, Sarah Jane1886ENG, MDX, Tottenham Jul 1899 : Lake Huron  Barnardos Tynti  
14706 JOLLY, George Stephen1891ENG, MDX, Tottenham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
14708 JOLLY, Herbert Cyrus1890ENG, MDX, Tottenham Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos