BARNES, John Edward
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Known as:
Jack
Rank:
Lance Sergeant
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Border Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
3605378
Born:
Thursday, May 26, 1921
Birthplace:
Lancaster
Died :
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Place died:
Blackburn
Age:
86
Served in 3 Troop, No.3 Commando [1].
5 October 1943 (Private) wounded during operations at Termoli, Italy [2].
5 October 1943 (Private) wounded during operations at Termoli, Italy [2].
1 August 1944 (Lance Sergeant) wounded by shrapnel after a mortar bomb exploded near him as the commando advanced to relieve a unit in the Bavent Wood, Calvados, Normandy [3][3a].
Sources
[1] Photo of 3 Troop in Gallery.
[2] Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/68.
[3] No.3 Cdo. War Diary Aug.1944 (Appx. E. No.1) List of casualties month of August.
[3a] Barber, Fighting with the Commandos (The Recollections of Stan Scott No.3 Cdo.), p95
[Image 1] His grandson David Herbert.
[Image 2] Cropped from source [1].
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
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