Commemorated:

1. Memorial:Egremont Cemetery"M. ""C."" 91."
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.116
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour20B GQS
    

Awards & Titles:

 

Family :

Son of Thomas and Mary Barbour; husband of Rachel Barbour, of 3, Cain St., Bigrigg, Cumberland. Born at Bigrigg.

Education & Career :

Gold Miner (1913) - Bigrigg, Egremont

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: 26th Brigade R F A 

Action : The Battles of the Hindenburg Line and associated actions 

12 September - 12 October 1918. As the momentum of the British advance continued it was clear that the Hindenburg Line defences offered the greatest threat to further advances. It was highly likely that the magnificently engineered defence system would re-establish the status quo of static trench warfare. However a series of magnificent actions at Havrincourt and Epehy paved the way for dramatic crossings of the Canal du Nord and the St Quentin Canal by early October. Both canals had been integrated into the Hindenburg Line system and their capture effectively broke the defensive capability of the system. Soon afterwards the British were attacking at Cambrai (again) and then by mid October were pursuing the Germans to the River Selle.

Service No. 8118, serving with the Royal Field Artillery

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Kenlis No. 1267 E.C.Cumberland & Westmoreland

Initiated
Passed
Raised
8th July 1913
12th August 1913
9th September 1913
 

Discrepancies (Require checks, clarity or further research) :

Lodge records show "Died 3rd Oct 1918"


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