royalfusiliers

Bret Hercules Barnett born 1894

Second Lieutenant Bret Hercules Barnett was the son of son of Frederick S. and Dora Barnett. He is commemorated amongst the missing on the Menin Gate at Ypres on Panel 6 and 8. 11th (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers landed at Boulogne in July 1915 as part of 54th Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division. 11th Battalion Royal Fusiliers suffered heavy casualties on 10th August 1917 in the capture of Westhoek and Westhoek Ridge one of the actions that constituted the 3rd Battle of Ypres.

I am new to researching this. What i do know is this chap served with my Great Uncle Sidney who also died on the 10th August.

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i think this is Edward Walter Tywell Beck as i have found a mention to him receiving his award - in the Liverpool Echo in 1916. I cannot find anything else about him though!

Deborah CAMERON Nice work - thanks for investigating!

Henry van Trump appears to have been re-enlisted as 'van Tromp'. He was the only son of Henry Joseph van Trump and Elizabeth (nee Stone) of Taunton, Somerset. He had older siblings, a brother Bert, and 3 sisters, Elsie, Elizabeth and Alice. His father, Henry Joseph, a shirt and collar manufacturer of St Augustine Street, was Mayor of Taunton from 1916 to 1920. 22nd (Service) Battalion (Kensington) was formed on 11th September 1914 and went to France in November 1915.//

Presumably, from his medal ribbons, he had seen action before.

Overseas campaign active service at the very least. He appears to be wearing 2 or 3 ribbons, the one with the white centre may be that for the Central Africa Medal 1891-98. His service probably being at the latter end of that campaign. He would appear to have been an experienced ex-Regular soldier.//

nice old picture

Lance Corporal Henry van Tromp had a very low Regimental Service Number in 22nd Battalion - K/256 (National Archive Medal Index Card) - indicating that he re-enlisted soon after the outbreak of war in 1914 - probably as 22nd Battalion was formed.