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Surname: BARRITT
Forename(s): John Hartley
Place of Birth: Cononley, Yorkshire
Service No: 306416
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/7th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 29
Date of Death: 1918-04-13
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 82 to 85.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: STEETON-WITH-EASTBURN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Hartley Barritt (born 6 February 1889) was the son of Thomas and Sarah Hannah Barritt, née Whiteoak. Thomas was born at Lothersdale and Sarah at Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire.
1891 Cononley, Yorkshire Census: High Woodside - John H. Barritt, aged 2 years, born Cononley, son of Thomas and Sarah H. Barritt.
1901 Steeton, Yorkshire Census: Meadow Field - John Hartley Barritt, aged 12 years, born Cononley, Yorkshire, son of Thomas and Sarah Hannah Barritt.
1911 Steeton, Yorkshire Census: 25, Elmsley Street - John Hartley Barritt, aged 21 years, born Cononley, Yorkshire, son of Thomas and Sarah Hannah Barritt.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John H. Barritt, 306416, W. Rid. W [sic].
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte John Hartley Barritt, 306416, 1/7th W. Rid. R. K. in A. 13.4.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte John Hartley Barritt, 306416, 1/7th Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 13.4.18. Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother - Sarah H. £18 18s. 11d. At request of Farther. War Gratuity: Mother - Sarah H. £9 10s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for John. Regimental Numbers: 3769, 306416. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Sarah Hannah Barritt. Relationship: Mother. Deceased. Dependant: Thomas Barritt. Relationship: Father. Address: 25, Elmsley Street, Steeton, Keighley.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BARRETT, John H., aged 29, West Riding Regiment, Emsley Street, [Steeton], killed in action April 13, 1918.
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Private John Hartley BARRITT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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10 May 1918
Private J. H. Barrett, Steeton
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Elmsley Street, Steeton, have heard that their eldest son, Pte. John Hartley Barrett, Duke of Wellington's, was killed in action on the Western Front on April 13th. Private Barrett, a typical British soldier, was in his 30th year. Keen of sport, especially football, he was in the pre-war days actively identified with the Steeton teams, both Rugby and Association codes, and was a popular young fellow with his comrades. Previous to joining up a little over two years ago, he was a wool sorter employed by John Clough and Sons, Steeton. Much sympathy has been tended to the bereaved parents, who are natives of Cononley. They have another son, Percy, serving in the R.F.A., who was gassed in France, and recently discharged from hospital at Dundee.
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10 May 1918
BARRETT - Killed in action April 13th, Pte. John H. Barrett, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Elmsley Street, Steeton, aged 29.
10 May 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Three Steeton Soldiers Killed
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Elmsley Street, Steeton, received official word on Saturday morning that their son, Pte. John Hartley Barrett, West Riding Regiment, had been killed in action on April 13th. Pte. Barrett, who was 29 years of age, joined the army in March, 1916, and was drafted out to France in June, 1916. He was well-known in local football circles, being a playing member of the Steeton Association football team. Previous to joining the army he was employed as a wool-sorter by Messrs. John Clough and Sons.
Official word was received on Sunday morning of the death of another well-known Steeton young man, Gunner John William Wilson, son of the late Mr. Isaac Wilson, and Mrs. H. Green, Skipton Road, Steeton. Gunner Wilson, who was 26 years of age, joined the army in January, 1915, and went out to France in July, 1915. He only went out to France again about seven weeks ago alter undergoing treatment for gas poisoning. He was well-known in local cricket and football circles, being a playing member of the Steeton first cricket eleven, and of the Steeton Association football team. Previous to joining the army he was employed an a turner by Messrs. John Dixon and Sons.
Mr. and Mrs. William Shackleton, Elmsley Street, Steeton, received word on Tuesday morning of the death of their son in France, Corpl. Henry Shackleton, Lewis Machine Gun Section, West Riding Regiment. The sad news was conveyed in a letter from a private who was with him, in which he stated they were digging themselves in when a shall hit him on the head and killed him. Corps. Shackleton, who is 19 years of age this month, joined the army in June, 1917, and went out to France in March, 1918. He was actively connected with St. Stephen's Sunday-school, and was a member of the Church Lads Brigade. Previous to joining the army he was employed by Messrs. John Clough and Sons.
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