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Medals

7. Sgt. Robert Barron

 

Name

Robert Barron

Service number

9302 and 25112

Rank – including any

promotions, with dates

9302 Bugler

25112

Regiment

Durham Light Infantry

Battalion

2/6th

Unit

 

Postings

13/02/1901 – Home

16/03/1901 – 28/11/1901 – South Africa

29/11/1901 – 18/03/1902 – Home

Wounds

 

Silver War Badge? (WWI)

 

PoW Info. Etc.

 

Date of Discharge

18/03/ 1902

Other Information

Discharged medically unfit, received £5 War Grant

 

 

 

Birthplace

Coundon

Date of birth

1883

Enlisted

 

Lived

 

Parents

George Barron and Ellen Adams

 + address

361 Gurlish Lane, Coundon

Wife

Not Married

 + address

1939 – 72 Seymour Street, Bishop Auckland: 1911 address 21 Gurlish Terrace, Coundon

Children

 

Occupation

1939 – Building Contractor note – Serjeant Major – Reference National Military ( rest not photocopied)

 

 

 

Medals – held in

collection

Citations

6th DLI Best Shot

Medals – others awarded but

not held in collection

 Victory Medal: British War Medal

T.F. War Medal – DLI – TFM1 – RQMS

T. Eff medal   A.O. 369 of 1920

Vol Service Coy, DLI South Africa Medal – 9302 Bugler R Barron

9302 – South Africa Campaign Medal

Citations/Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How died – not known, at home, of wounds, killed in action

 

Date of death

1952

Age

68

Memorial

 

Cemetery – plot, row and grave

 

1952 Probate Records – died 2/01/1951 Lived at 72 Seymour Street, Bishop Auckland, Estate £4278

25112 W/O Class 11 (RQMS) 2/6th DLI

25112 W/O Class 11 Territorial Force W.M.

Information from Fold 3

5’4” Tall and weighed 110 lbs;  He was fair of complexion, blue eyes and brown hair.  His chest size was 35”

He was of Good Conduct

Assuming he was medically unfit for 1914-18 but continued in the Territorial Reserve

Picture from newspaper came from Paulsaunders60 family tree on Ancestry