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is there anyone planning to visit this cemetery, of world war one casualties

Cemetery:
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais,France


Grave Reference: IV. F. 29.
if so would they contact me i need a headstone photo
would really appreciate anyone who is going there
jake
 
Jake, you might like to try the Birmingham Pals website,they may be able to help you.
They seem to have the contacts for such requests as yours, place a request on their forum page ,you never know.


www.birminghampals.co.uk



Colin
 
Hi Jake
Just come back from taking photo's in that area.Will be going back in a few weeks once again looking up specific graves and locations in the pas de calais.
If you have no luck in the immediate future give me the info and I will get a photo for you
Chris B
 
Hi Jake
Got the info I need, once again a name I have interest in, what was a Birmingham lad doing in the Canadian Infantry
Chris B
 
hi chrisbusbyoutbase
thanks for your reply, sorry to take so long to reply, did not see your 2nd post,
my ancester was orphand and sent to barnardos, from where he was sent to canada to work on the farms,
i think he volenteered to join the army, sadly he was killed in action three months befor the war ended,
he was PRIVATE FREDERICK BARNES,
Cemetery:
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais,France


Grave Reference: IV. F. 29

he was in the little black devils winnipeg rifles 8th batt

thanks again for your help really appreciated
jake
 
Frederick Barnes

Hi Jake

Did you know it was possible to dowload Canadian attestation papers from the National Archives of Canada.

Below is the front page of Frederick Barnes attestation paper when he enlisted.
 
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hi terry
sorry to take so long to reply, i have all the canadian army records,
of this ancester plus his arrival data, and wrote to barnardos, but barnardos want £55 for the info they hold, and can't guarantee how much
of the info survived.
 
hi
i hope you don't mind me contacting you but
I'm trying to follow in jakes footsteps and reading his blogs.....I
Did tryst get in touch but to no avail.....

I am his cousin and currently researching frederick barnes and Ernest Henry his brother
I noticed that in 2006 you were visiting the cemetery where he (Frederick) was buried and you said you might be able to send a photo of his grave to Jake

I realise this is a bit cheeky but wondered if you did happen to still have a copy of the photograph ...if you could forward a copy to me too.

Cheers Emm
 
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