Name:
Clarence Barker
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
41639
Unit:
British Army
Date of Death:
1918-11-18
State:
Cemetery:
Friedhof Niederzwehren, Niederzwehren, Stadtkreis Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Plot:
III
Row:
M
Grave:
4
Decoration:
Comments:
Clarence Barker was born on August 21, 1890, in Bradford, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Robinson and Mary Jane Barker. He was married to Annie Mabel Sutcliffe. He enlisted in the British Army as a Private in the West Yorkshire Regiment, and later was transferred to the 14th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers.
Pvt Barker was reported missing on May 25, 1918, after being taken prisoner. He later died of dysentery on November 19, 1918, while held in a prisoner of war camp near Würzburg, Germany. He is now buried in the Friedhof Niederzwehren, Niederzwehren, Stadtkreis Kassel, Hessen, German.
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