Sergeant 9167 Charles BARRETT

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Sergeant 9167 Charles BARRETT - 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Killed in Action on Sunday April 25th 1915 aged 30

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals	New Irish Farm Cemetery

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
22 Aug 1914 at Bologne	~	Shipston on Stour \| Shipston Adult School

Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Mobilised	Other War Memorials
Second Battle of Ypres	4 Aug 1914 at Warwick

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Vielje, Belgium	2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Previous Military Service

We know from his service number, 9167, that Charles originally enlisted at some time between 1st March 1902 when # 8480 was issued and 30th March 1903 when # 9376 was issued. Source
We know from Census and baptism records that he left the Army sometime between 1910 and 1911 and would have been placed in the Reserves having served a standard 8 year term
Charles most like spent his whole service in England as the 2nd Battalion locations between 1902 and 1911 were:
1901     Devonport
1904     Portland
1906     Borden
1909     Lichfield

Circumstances of Death

Charles is listed as being killed in action on 25 April 1915. The 1st Battalion war diary entry for that day is transcribed below as well as an Obituary published in the Stratford Herald on 4 Jun 1915

War Diary
Obituary

War Diary
Obituary

War Diary

25th April 1915 - Vielje: Left Ypres at 12mn for Vielje where orders were received for the attack. The brigade attacked at 4.30am. We attacked the wood on the left of the line with 7th A&S Highlanders in support. The Seaforth Highlanders, R Irish Fus and R Dublin Fus attacked on our right on St. Julien. Owing to the German Trenches being insufficiently shelled and supports unable to come up the line retired at about 7am to trenches near the farm and consolidated our position. Our casualties were very heavy 17 officers and 500 other ranks killed, wounded and missing.

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Charles has a Street Sign in Shipston named after him (click to enlarge)

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
17 Aug 1884 at Weston on Avon

Parents Names	Abode
Henry and Eliza	Husbandmans End, Shipston

Wife and Marriage Details	Children
Annie Barrett nee Sumners	Doris May born 22 Apr 1912
21 Jun 1908 at Shipston on Stour	Albert Edward born 20 Jul 1914

Schools	Colleges
Shipston Adult School	~

Address History	Employment History
1884 - Fifield, Glos	1891 - Scholar
1891 - Blackford Hill, Wootton Wawen	1901 - Grocers Porter
1901 - Station Road, Shipston on Stour	1908 - Corporal, 2nd Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regt
1908 - Ash Tall, Surrey	1911 - Farm Labourer
1908 - New Street, Shipston on Stour
1911 - New Street, Shipston on Stour
1915 - Stratford Road, Shipston on Stour

George and Annie had two children who died when very young, Lilian Annie who was baptised on 25 Oct 1908 and died the same year and Henry George who was baptised on 31 Oct 1909 and died in 1910. George was a serving soldier at this time.

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