Peter BARRETT

Main CPGW Record

Surname: BARRETT

Forename(s): Peter

Place of Birth: Cononley, Yorkshire

Service No: 88959

Rank: Gunner

Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Garrison Artillery

Battalion / Unit: 192nd Heavy Bty.

Division: ---

Age: 29

Date of Death: 1918-06-18

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: 263.

CWGC Cemetery: MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY, KALAMARIA

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Peter Barrett was the son of John and Jane Barrett, née Green. John was born at Sutton-in-Craven and Jane at Glusburn, Yorkshire.

1891 Cononley, Yorkshire Census: 17, Union Row - Peter Barrett, aged 2 years, born Cononley, son of John and Jane Barrett.

1901 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 11, Chatham Street - Peter Barrett, aged 12 years, born Cononley, Yorkshire, son of John and Jane Barrett.

1911 Nelson, Lancashire Census: 11, Chatham Street - Peter Barrett, aged 22 years, born Cononley, Yorkshire, son of Jane Barrett, widow.

The British Army Service Record for Peter Barrett exists but may be incomplete.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Gnr Peter Barrett, 88959, R.G.A.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Gnr Peter Barrett, 88959, Base Details R.G.A.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Gnr Peter Barrett, 88959, 192 H. Bty R.G.A. Date and Place of Death: 18.6.18. 49 Gen. Hos. Salonica. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Sister Sole Legatee - Gertrude. £28 5s. 4d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: Private [sic] Peter Barrett, 88959, R.G.A. Date and cause of death: 18.6.18. Died of pneumonia. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Miss Gertrude Barrett. Relationship: Sister. Address 1. 4, Parrock Street, Barnoldswick. Address 2. 30, Wellington Street, Nelson.

A short biography of Peter is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 Records

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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