Completed Robert (Bob) Barrett
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Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett
Abt 27/12/1885 -31/7/1917 (31)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... ett-robert
Dob abt 27/12/1885
Bob Barrett
Registration Date 1886
Quarter of the Year Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6b
Page 892
Baptism 12/1/1886
Staffordshire Wednesbury St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 575
Birth date 27 Dec 1885
Baptism date 12 Jan 1886
Person forename Bob
Person sex M
Father forename Bob
Mother forename Alice
Father surname BARRETT
Person abode 128 Holyhead Rd
Father occupation Saw Filer
Parents Robert Barratt & Alice Quick
Parents Marriage 8/8/1878
Poss
Staffordshire Wednesbury St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number498
Marriage date 08 Dec 1878
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname BARRETT
Groom age 25
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Sawyer
Groom abode Dudley St.
Bride forename Alice
Bride surname QUICK
Bride age21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley St.
Groom father forename George
Groom father surname BARRETT
Groom father occupation Sawyer
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname QUICK
Bride father occupation Smith
Witness 1 Thomas WHITEHOUSE
Witness 2 Jane QUICK
1891 128 Bilston St Wolverhampton
Robert Barratt 39 Head Commercial Traveller Shropshire
Alice Barratt 37 Wife Ocker Hill Tipton
Florence Barratt 8 Daughter Darlaston
George Barratt 7 Son Wednesbury
Alice Barratt 5 Daughter Wednesbury
Bob Barratt 3 Son Great Bridge Tipton
Sarah Barratt 6/12 Daughter Wolverhampton
1901 83 Granville Street, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Robert Barrettt (45, Saw Filer and Setter, born Oakengates), his wife Alice (42, born Tipton), and their 6 children: George (20, Mineral Water Bottle Washer, born Wednesbury), Bob (25, Bootmaker, born Wednesbury), Sarah (13, born Tipton), Jenny (9, born Wolverhampton),Rose (7, born Wolverhampton), and Clara (4, born Wolverhampton).
1911 57 Melbourne Street, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Alice Barrettt (53, Widow, Charwoman, born Tipton), and 4 of her 8 surviving children of 10: Bob (25, Bootmaker, born Wednesbury), Rose (17, Stover, born Wolverhampton), Clara (15, born Wolverhampton), and her married daughter Sarah Cheadle (23, born Tipton).
Marriage
19/10/1913 Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 60
Marriage date 19 Oct 1913
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname BARRETT
Groom age 27
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boot Maker
Groom abode 3 Spring St.
Bride forename Edith
Bride surname GUEST
Bride age 32
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode 3 Spring St.
Groom father forename Robert
Groom father surname BARRETT
Groom father occupation Saw Filer (deceased)
Bride father forename Samuel
Bride father surname GUEST
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness 1 John Thomas ATKINS
Witness 2 Martha TAYLOR
Notes Additional Witness: Samuel Guest who signs X
WW1 Records
Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett
Gender Male
Enlistment Age 31
Birth Dateabt 1885
Marriage Date 19 Oct 1913
Marriage Place Tipton
Document Date1916
Residence Place 55 Furnace Parade, Tipton
Military Date 1916
Regimental Number 71928
Regiment Name 2nd Res Bn North Stafford Rgt
Form Title Service and CasualtyFamily Members
Relation to Soldier Robert Barrett
Edith ?? Spouse
Robert Leslie Barrett Child
Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett
Killed in Action on Tuesday, 31st July 1917, age 31.
Commemorated on Panel 39 and 41 of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
1st Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.). 24th Brigade of 8th Division.
Formerly 29119 10th North Staffordshire Regiment.
Son of Robert and Alice Barrett, of Wolverhampton; husband of Edith Barrett, of 3, Riches St., Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Tipton, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, 15th May 1917.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives survived and transcribed.
Dod 31/7/1917 (31) KIA Belgium
Burial Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett has no known grave
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/926797/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/564 ... rt-barrett
Commemorated on Panel 39 and 41 of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Commemorated on the Tipton Library, and Dudley Grammar School memorials.
Any other info
77 men of the 1st Sherwood Foresters were killed on that day, including 2 Tipton men - Robert Barrett and John Jones. Neither has a known grave and both are commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
Tipton Herald 20th October 1917
A TIPTON SOLDIER KILLED.
After three months of suspense, Mrs Barrett of 55 Furnace Parade, Tipton, has just been officially informed that her husband, Private R. Barrett (better known as "Bob"), of the 1st Sherwood Foresters was killed in action on July 31st, "somewhere in France". He was 31 years of age.
The deceased soldier was fairly well known in Tipton, having worked for the past eight years as a bootmaker for Messrs. Lyons of Owen Street, Tipton. He leaves a widow and one child to mourn his loss.
Abt 27/12/1885 -31/7/1917 (31)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.p ... ett-robert
Dob abt 27/12/1885
Bob Barrett
Registration Date 1886
Quarter of the Year Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Place West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Volume 6b
Page 892
Baptism 12/1/1886
Staffordshire Wednesbury St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 575
Birth date 27 Dec 1885
Baptism date 12 Jan 1886
Person forename Bob
Person sex M
Father forename Bob
Mother forename Alice
Father surname BARRETT
Person abode 128 Holyhead Rd
Father occupation Saw Filer
Parents Robert Barratt & Alice Quick
Parents Marriage 8/8/1878
Poss
Staffordshire Wednesbury St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number498
Marriage date 08 Dec 1878
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname BARRETT
Groom age 25
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Sawyer
Groom abode Dudley St.
Bride forename Alice
Bride surname QUICK
Bride age21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley St.
Groom father forename George
Groom father surname BARRETT
Groom father occupation Sawyer
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname QUICK
Bride father occupation Smith
Witness 1 Thomas WHITEHOUSE
Witness 2 Jane QUICK
1891 128 Bilston St Wolverhampton
Robert Barratt 39 Head Commercial Traveller Shropshire
Alice Barratt 37 Wife Ocker Hill Tipton
Florence Barratt 8 Daughter Darlaston
George Barratt 7 Son Wednesbury
Alice Barratt 5 Daughter Wednesbury
Bob Barratt 3 Son Great Bridge Tipton
Sarah Barratt 6/12 Daughter Wolverhampton
1901 83 Granville Street, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Robert Barrettt (45, Saw Filer and Setter, born Oakengates), his wife Alice (42, born Tipton), and their 6 children: George (20, Mineral Water Bottle Washer, born Wednesbury), Bob (25, Bootmaker, born Wednesbury), Sarah (13, born Tipton), Jenny (9, born Wolverhampton),Rose (7, born Wolverhampton), and Clara (4, born Wolverhampton).
1911 57 Melbourne Street, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Alice Barrettt (53, Widow, Charwoman, born Tipton), and 4 of her 8 surviving children of 10: Bob (25, Bootmaker, born Wednesbury), Rose (17, Stover, born Wolverhampton), Clara (15, born Wolverhampton), and her married daughter Sarah Cheadle (23, born Tipton).
Marriage
19/10/1913 Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 60
Marriage date 19 Oct 1913
Groom forename Robert
Groom surname BARRETT
Groom age 27
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Boot Maker
Groom abode 3 Spring St.
Bride forename Edith
Bride surname GUEST
Bride age 32
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode 3 Spring St.
Groom father forename Robert
Groom father surname BARRETT
Groom father occupation Saw Filer (deceased)
Bride father forename Samuel
Bride father surname GUEST
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness 1 John Thomas ATKINS
Witness 2 Martha TAYLOR
Notes Additional Witness: Samuel Guest who signs X
WW1 Records
Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett
Gender Male
Enlistment Age 31
Birth Dateabt 1885
Marriage Date 19 Oct 1913
Marriage Place Tipton
Document Date1916
Residence Place 55 Furnace Parade, Tipton
Military Date 1916
Regimental Number 71928
Regiment Name 2nd Res Bn North Stafford Rgt
Form Title Service and CasualtyFamily Members
Relation to Soldier Robert Barrett
Edith ?? Spouse
Robert Leslie Barrett Child
Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett
Killed in Action on Tuesday, 31st July 1917, age 31.
Commemorated on Panel 39 and 41 of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
1st Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.). 24th Brigade of 8th Division.
Formerly 29119 10th North Staffordshire Regiment.
Son of Robert and Alice Barrett, of Wolverhampton; husband of Edith Barrett, of 3, Riches St., Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Tipton, Resident: Unknown.
First landed France & Flanders, 15th May 1917.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives survived and transcribed.
Dod 31/7/1917 (31) KIA Belgium
Burial Private 71928 Robert (Bob) Barrett has no known grave
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/926797/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/564 ... rt-barrett
Commemorated on Panel 39 and 41 of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Commemorated on the Tipton Library, and Dudley Grammar School memorials.
Any other info
77 men of the 1st Sherwood Foresters were killed on that day, including 2 Tipton men - Robert Barrett and John Jones. Neither has a known grave and both are commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
Tipton Herald 20th October 1917
A TIPTON SOLDIER KILLED.
After three months of suspense, Mrs Barrett of 55 Furnace Parade, Tipton, has just been officially informed that her husband, Private R. Barrett (better known as "Bob"), of the 1st Sherwood Foresters was killed in action on July 31st, "somewhere in France". He was 31 years of age.
The deceased soldier was fairly well known in Tipton, having worked for the past eight years as a bootmaker for Messrs. Lyons of Owen Street, Tipton. He leaves a widow and one child to mourn his loss.