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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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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  9 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
20618 BARR, Alice1899ENG,     Oct 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
24216 BARR, Andrew1856ENG,     May 1870 : Peruvian CAN Annie MacPherson Homes  
13152 BARR, Archibald C1895SCT,     Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
27188 BARR, Eliza1920ENG, ESS, Lexden May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4893 BARR, George L1911ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1925 : Aurania CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
17325 BARR, Henry Ernest1887ENG, MDX, Tottenham Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26320 BARR, Hilda1922 Aug 1934 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
22839 BARR, John C1913ENG,     Mar 1930 : Andania CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association  
5704 BARR, Reginald C 1900ENG,    , Fulham Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos