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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D7158
TitleJames Lomas Barratt of Buxton (1878-1919), First World War gunner and former postman
Date1915-1980s
DescriptionThese pages begin on a troopship from Southampton to France in July 1915, and include comments on life in the trenches and reports on several enemy attackes. The collection also includes research papers and transcripts from the donor's father, 1980s.
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorJames Lomas Barratt of Buxton (1878-1919), First World War gunner and former postman
Administrative HistoryJames Lomas Barratt (born 1878 in Fernilee) was a Gunner in the Machine Gun Corps, Regiment No. 625, stationed on the Western Front during the First World War. Apparently surviving the Front, Barratt was subsequently posted to India with his unit, where, in 1919, he drowned in a river. Before enlisting, James Barratt was a postman in Buxton.
Custodial HistoryThese items were donated to Derbyshire Record Office on 12 August 2009.
Organisation Sub-TypeMilitary personnel
TermFirst World War (1914-1918)
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Place (click for further details)Type
Buxton
Fernilee 
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