CEF Soldier Detail

Private Walter Barr
Died: January 17, 1917

Regimental Number:
850474
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 20th Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Country:
 England
Next of Kin:
Matilda Barr, Mother, 50 Recreation St., Leeds, England
Address at Enlistment:
Glenfield, PA
Date of Birth:
October 26, 1888
Trade or Calling:
Weaver
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Place of Enlistment:
 Bridgeburg, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
April 12, 1916
Age at enlistment:
27
Height:
 5 Feet 5 Inches
Chest:
 37 Inches
Expansion:
 3 1/2 Inches
Religion:
 Methodist
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
January 17, 1917
Age at Death:
28
Buried at:
 Maroc British Cemetery, Nord, France
Plot:
 I. M. 20.
Commemorated:
 Huntingdon, Quebec
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 460-8
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Research Notes
This is the only Walter Barr listed in the CWGC. If anyone can tie this individual to the Huntingdon, Quebec region, please contact toc@adlerhouse.com
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion
Son of Thomas Richardson and Matilda A. Barr, of West Beaver St., Glenfield, Pa., U.S.A. Note: enlistment papers show address for mother as Leeds, England.