Sunday 2 April 2017

Rifleman Arthur Barker - Family Headstone

Inscription:
In / Loving Memory / Of  / Gertrude / The dearly beloved daughter of /
William and Annie Barker / of Wombwell / Who departed this life Decr 19th 1901,
Aged 21 Years / Her end was peace /
Also rifleman ARTHUR BARKER / K.R.R (son of the above) / Killed in France April 4th 1918, /
Age 32 Years. / Also of the above named /Annie Barker / Who departed this life Jan 1st 1921, /
Aged 72 years. /To memory ever dear / Also the above named, / William Barker, /
Who departed this life / March 24th 1923, aged 73 years /

Headstone location:
U/C 5, 1542, Wombwell Cemetery, South Yorkshire.
Arthur Barker however is not interred in this grave.

Other Memorials that Arthur Barker is Remembered on Include:
Pozieres Memorial, panels 61 to 64, France
St Mary's Church Memorial, Park Street, Wombwell

Service details:
R/41767, Rifleman Arthur Barker, King's Royal Rifle Corps.

Burial Links:
FindaGrave.com - Headstone (U.K)
FindaGrave.com - Memorial (France)

Other Links:
CWGC.org - Casualty Details
LotFWW - Life story

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