Pte. Chas Barker

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Pte. Chas Barker

13th Batt DLI, Private 16946
Killed in action in France/Flanders on 07/10/1916.

Awarded the Military Medal, 1916 - not yet spotted the announcement in the London Gazette.

This article was found in the local Durham press by John & Jim Grainger:

10th November 1916: "Official information has been received at Tudhoe Village that Pte Chas Barker of the DLI was killed on 7th October. It is only a few weeks since he was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery in the field."

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NB: There was also a Wm Barker, named as one of the lucky returned men on the Tudhoe Village Memorial.