No.2196, Private, Samuel BARNES
Aged
That means I can only record "most likely to be" in many cases for the civilian identity Even that is not possible in this case He has not been identified as a civilian but is located in Isleham on the commemoration report at the time of the unveiling of the Ipswich Boer war memorial |
He was killed in action at Grassy Hill (now Suffolk Hill), Colesberg, His Queens South Africa medal carries the clasp for Cape Colony |
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