Private Ernest Barker
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
Dec 1892
Date of Death
28 Oct 1914
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
3/7094
Place of Birth
Earls Barton
World War I Address
26 Back Street
Luton
Place of Death
Ypres
Grave Location
Belgium
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Pte Ernest Barker, 3/7094, 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, was killed in action on October 28th, 1914, during the First Battle of Ypres.
Born in December 1892 in Earls Barton, Northants, he was the son of Sarah and the late James Barker, who had married on April 1st, 1888. His widowed mother and three brothers and two sisters came to Luton after the death of James in 1902 and managed a grocery shop in New Town Street. Around the time of Ernest's death they had moved to live at 26 Back Street, Luton.
Pte Barker was enlisted in August 1914 and after training proceeded to France.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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