Duncan Lemuel Barter (1892 - 1947)

Born 6 May 1892 in Escuminac, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Annie May (Dimock) Barter — married 21 Apr 1928 in New Carlisle, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

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Pvt Duncan Barter served in the Canadian Army in World War I
Service started: 23 July 1915
Unit(s): 57th Battn, CEF; 41st Battn, France, 21st Battn
Service ended: 15 May 1917

Biography

Duncan was born in 1892. He is the son of John Wells Barter. ^[1]

Duncan was the twin of Robert.

He signed-up for WW1 on July 23, 1915. He was married at that time, but listed his father, "John M Barter", as his next-of-kin. He was a Lumberman at the time. We was severely wounded at the Somme (September 28, 1916), hit by bullets or shrapnel horizontally through the left back, exiting the left front abdomen, and vertically through the left leg from the hip to the knee. He was initially treated at No. 11 Staty Hos in Rouen, transferred to CCH Bearwood in Wokingham, England. He was discharged to Canada on May 15, 1917, and given a permanent medical pension. Military medical records conclude that Duncan had a weakness in his left leg.

He was living in his parents home at the time of the 1921 Canada Census, though it was clearly marked that he was married on his enlistment papers. This was probably an error by the recruiting office, as two other forms in his war record list him as "Single" or not married.

His wife "Annie Dimock" was living at home with her parents and unmarried at the time of the 1921 Canada Census.

Darlene Campbell (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dar&id=I3729) noted the marriage date of Duncan and Annie to be: 21 April 1928.

He appears to have died without children.

Duncan and his wife, Annie May (nee Dimock), share a gravestone.

Sources

1911 Canada Census

1921 Canada Census

"Attestation Paper-Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force" 23 July 1915

From: http://www.chaleurmilitarymuseum.com/memories/b.htm Duncan Lemuel Barter (417346) and his twin brother, Robert, were born in Grand Cascapedia, Quebec on May 6, 1892. Their parents, John Wells and Marian Eliza (Carmichael) Barter, had four sons in total: James Forest, Harold, Duncan and Robert Angus. Duncan worked as a lumberman until he enlisted on July 23, 1915. He was 23 years old at the time of his enlistment.

Jack Barter Family Tree September 2011

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Howard Pike, Sunday, September 15, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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