John Patrick Barrett (1898-1917)

Huddersfield and District Roll of Honour

This page is part of an ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, or who served in the military.

Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:

BARRETT, JOHN PATRICK. Private. No 29587. 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Dock Street 8.6.1898. Son of Thomas and Alice Barrett, 12 Dock Street, Huddersfield. Attended St. Patrick's School. Worked as a tailor's presser. Enlisted 2.10.16. Killed in action at Passchendaele, 28.8.1917, aged 19. Has no known grave. Commemorated on the TYNE COT MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

• Private JOHN PATRICK BARRETT
• regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
• died: Tuesday, August 28, 1917
• age: 19 years
• record ID: 844149

Links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War

rank: Private

8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment

service number: 29587