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15276 Pte H.W.Barber R.Dub.Fus

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  • 04-06-2014 10:39pm
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    The Dragon
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    Hi,

    I have a 1914-15 Star, British War medal and Victory medal, each of which are marked to a 15276 Pte H.W.Barber R.Dub.Fus.

    I have managed to get his medal index card which given me his first name as Henry. He also served in the Labour Corps as a Pte 492904. The index card also states he served in the 2B Balkans theatre of war with an entry date of 7/8/15.

    Is it possible to find out anymore information on this man?

    All the best and thank you in advance


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    johnny_doyle
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    Silver War Badge roll gives him as 506 Company, Labour Corps and mentions ex-RDF. Shows enlisted 12/9/1914 and discharged 16/9/1918, age 39, as a result of sickness.

    6th and 7th battalions landed at Suvla on the 7/8/15


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    The Dragon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭The Dragon


    Hi Johnny,

    Thats great and thank you. So he would of had a silver war badge too.

    Anyway to find out where he was from?

    Thanks again


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    The Dragon
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    I checked the 1911 census.

    I found a Henry Barber living in Rathmines & Rathgar East, age 36. That is the only Henry Barber around the same age group that I could find.


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    johnny_doyle
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    The Dragon wrote: »
    Hi Johnny,

    Thats great and thank you. So he would of had a silver war badge too.

    Anyway to find out where he was from?

    Thanks again

    yes, he would have had a SWB too. Number 116705 I think.

    So far nothing to give a clue about where he was from. RDF doesn't necessarily mean he was from Ireland.


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    The Dragon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭The Dragon


    Thanks again.


    I just wanted to get all the information I could and put it together for an upcoming exhibition "Irishmen and the First World War".

    I have more trio's awarded to different men so I will post the information as I go through them.


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    kabakuyu
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    Hi Dragon, he could have been a Wiltshire man, a draft of men from the wilts were transferred to the 7th Dublins to make up numbers.

    SDGW list some former Wiltshire men numbered as Brown 14993,Dickman 15015,Elvenett 15356,Forder 15283,Greenman 15034,Griffin 15294,Hancock 15305,J.Hancock 15299,Sprules 15254,and Shoemark 15385.


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    The Dragon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭The Dragon


    kabakuyu wrote: »
    Hi Dragon, he could have been a Wiltshire man, a draft of men from the wilts were transferred to the 7th Dublins to make up numbers.

    SDGW list some former Wiltshire men numbered as Brown 14993,Dickman 15015,Elvenett 15356,Forder 15283,Greenman 15034,Griffin 15294,Hancock 15305,J.Hancock 15299,Sprules 15254,and Shoemark 15385.

    Thank you kabakuyu. :)


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    johnny_doyle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭johnny_doyle


    kabakuyu wrote: »
    Hi Dragon, he could have been a Wiltshire man, a draft of men from the wilts were transferred to the 7th Dublins to make up numbers.

    SDGW list some former Wiltshire men numbered as Brown 14993,Dickman 15015,Elvenett 15356,Forder 15283,Greenman 15034,Griffin 15294,Hancock 15305,J.Hancock 15299,Sprules 15254,and Shoemark 15385.

    the Evenett brothers and their transfer from the Wilts to the 6th and 7th RDF are mentioned in this article

    http://www.historyireland.com/20th-century-contemporary-history/the-royal-dublin-fusiliers-in-the-great-war/

    with some background info re the breakdown of where RDF soldiers came from


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