pferguson | September 10, 2016
Soldiers Who Lie Here Row On Row The award of a humble bronze cross, the Victoria Cross, to Piper James Cleland Richardson has meant much to many people, many communities and many organizations. Jimmy’s story has been told and retold in articles, books and magazines… in exhibits and films and this will not end with […]
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pferguson | March 7, 2016
Information of Any Description There from one of many pages turned during last evening’s research, a soldier’s portrait… “PTE. PERCIVAL J. BARNES (183648) / CANADIA [sic] INFANTRY, (MISSING/ SINCE SEPT. 27). / Information of any description will be / welcomed by Miss E.M. Barnes, 68, / Durley Road, Stamford Hill, London, / N.” (Canada Weekly, […]
Category: Snapshots of the Great War |
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Tags: 1916, 31st Battalion CEF, Canada Weekly, Courcelette, Ethel Millie Barnes, Family, France, Imperial War Graves Commission, Joseph and Jane Barnes, Killed in Action, Missing, Percival Joseph Barnes, Regina Trench Cemetery, Remembrance, Second Canadian Division, Somme, Stamford Hill (London N), Vincit