George William Barrett
WWI Memorial Roll
By Lynette Wray
George William Barrett
Military History:
Regiment: Labour Corps
Rank: Private
Regimental Number: 489778
Previously 7196, 201910
Date of Enlisting: 15.11.1915
Date of death: 22.5.1962
Cemetery/ Memorial:
UK Cemetery/Memorial: St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour
George enlisted on 15 November 1915 at Bedford, Bedfordshire and was posted to the 5th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, Regimental Number 7196. On 20 December.1916 he was appointed Drummer. He was deemed medically unfit for active duty and on 24 November, as his occupation was a gardener, he transferred to the Labour Corps, Agricultural Division, 482nd Company, Leicester, Leicestershire. He was discharged on 24 July 1919.
He survived the War and died at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire on 22 May 1962.
Family History:
Date of Birth: 15.12.1885
Birth Place: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Residence: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Marriage: 8.9.1910
George was born on 15December 1885 at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, the third son of Charles and Harriet (nee Smith) Barrett. He married Florence Naomi Pope at Biggleswade on 8 September 1910, and soon thereafter moved to Mill Street, Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was employed by Mr WA Fordham at The Bury as a kitchen gardener. George and Florence had one daughter, Greta Florence who was born at Ashwell on 1 October 1916.
After being discharged from the army George and his family moved back to Biggleswade.
Florence died in January 1927 and in July 1928 George married Bertha Grant. They had one son, Sidney G, born 1 February 1932.
George died at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire on 22 May 1962.
Name: |
George William Barrett |
Birth Place: |
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire |
Residence: |
Biggleswade, Bedfordshire |
Death Date: |
22.5.1962 |
Enlistment Place: |
Bedford, Bedfordshire |
Rank: |
Private |
Regiment: |
Labour Corps |
Battalion: |
Agricultural Division, 482nd Company |
Regimental Number: |
489778
Previously 7196, 201910 |
Type of Casualty: |
Survived |
Theatre of War: |
England |
This page was added on 18/12/2020.