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Fred Arthur BARNES
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | B/36792 | ||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 29 June 1914 Brantford, ONTARIO | ||||
| ETAT | ONTARIO  | ||||
| FAMILY |
Married : Helene 5 Childrens(Marlene, Leona, Gordon, Frederick & Wayne) Son of Arthur et Ada Barnes | ||||
| RANK | Private | ||||
| FONCTION | Infantry | ||||
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| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 11 Septembere 1939 Hamilton, ONTARIO | ||||
| COMPANY | Royal Hamilton Light Infantry R.C.I.C. | ||||
| ARMY | First Reserve of the Canadian Army | ||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 19 August 1942 |  | |||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Dieppe | ||||
| CEMETERY | CEMETERY OF WAR CANADIAN of Dieppe (HAUTOT-SUR-MER) | ||||
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Fred Arthur BARNES, married with 3 children (Marlene 6 months, Leona 2 years and Gordon 4 years) volunteered on September 11, 1939. In July 1940, he embarked for Halifax, England. During this training with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, 4th child is born (Frederick). For 2 years, he returned to Canada only 30 days. On August 19, 1942, he sacrificed his life on the beach of Dieppe during the bloody raid. His wife, Helen, was carrying his fifth child, Wayne ... 77 years later, on August 19, 2019, Wayne's daughter paid a poignant tribute to her grandfather's grave. | |||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Cyrille MARIE - Facebook.com - Veterans.gc.ca |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |