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|Surname and forenames=Reed Thomas Barnes
 
|Surname and forenames=Reed Thomas Barnes
 
|Army number=4454342
 
|Army number=4454342
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
|Age=21
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|Date of birth=Born 1918/19.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Trf Black Watch 1/2/1940, Posted 1 TS, DIED 20/5/40, Authority L. Casualty.
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|Age=21 at the time of his death.
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably early 1939.  Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI.  Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  DIED 20/5/40, Authority L. Casualty.
|Home address=Son of John Young and Isabella Reed, Ryton.  Buried Plot 8. Row G. Grave 12. Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux.
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
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|Died/Killed in action=DIED 20-May-40 - thought to have been KILLED in ACTION.  Buried Plot 8. Row G. Grave 12. [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux.  His headstone inscription reads : IN MEMORY OF A GALLANT SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY.
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|Home address=Son of John Young and Isabella Reed, Ryton.   
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|Image Name=Reed_T_B_4454342.JPG
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|Image Title=Pte T B Reed's CWGC headstone.
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
 
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 21 December 2021

Personnel Entry

Pte T B Reed's CWGC headstone.
Pte T B Reed's CWGC headstone.

Name Reed Thomas Barnes
Army number 4454342
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1918/19.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date as yet, but probably early 1939. Posted to the ? 9th Battalion DLI. Posted ? 12th Battalion DLI - 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. DIED 20/5/40, Authority L. Casualty.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action DIED 20-May-40 - thought to have been KILLED in ACTION. Buried Plot 8. Row G. Grave 12. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone inscription reads : IN MEMORY OF A GALLANT SON WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY.
Home address Son of John Young and Isabella Reed, Ryton.
Source table 1TS