John Henry Desmond Barrett (1914 - 1944)

Born 28 Mar 1914 in Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Rosalie Ethel (Moore) Pierce — married 2 Dec 1939 (to 2 Nov 1944) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1944 at age 30 in Belgium

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Biography

Major John Barrett served in the Canadian Army in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): Royal Canadian Engineers
Service ended: 2 Nov 1944

John was born in Paddington, London, England in 1914,^[1] the son of William Thomas Barrett and Stella Lorraine Regan.^[2]

He married Rosalie Ethel Moore in 1939; he was a civil engineer and she was a pilot.^[2]

He served in the Royal Canadian Engineers during the Second World War, holding the rank of Major.^[3]

He was killed in battle in 1944.^[4] He was buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery in Belgium.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 24 Dec 2021), database entry for Barrett, John Henry Desmond (Mother's maiden surname: Regan). GRO Reference: 1914 J Quarter in Paddington Volume 01A Page 114
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "British Columbia Marriage Registrations," online database with images. Entry for John Henry D Barrett and Rosalie Ethel Moore; Registration Number: 1939-09-482285, Vancouver, 1939-12-01. Marriage certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 23 Dec 2021).
3. ↑ "Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947," database with images, Entry for John Henry Desmond Barrett; Date of Death: 1944-11-02, Rank: Major, Unit: Royal Canadian Engineers, Force: Army, Reference: R112, Volume: 36193, Item Number: 42201. Library and Archives Canada, Military Heritage, Second World War: 1939-1945 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/second-world-war/second-world-war-dead-1939-1947/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=42201& : accessed 23 Dec 2021).
4. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for John Henry Desmond Barrett; Registration Number: 1944-09-701117, Belgium, 1944-11-02, Age at Death: 30. Death certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed 23 Dec 2021).
5. ↑ "Canadian Virtual War Memorial," Entry for: Major John Henry Desmond Barrett, November 2, 1944, Belgium, Age: 30, Force: Army, Unit: Royal Canadian Engineers, Division: 11 Field Coy. Born: March 28, 1914, London, United Kingdom, Enlistment: December 4, 1939, Esquimalt, British Columbia. Commemorated on Page 243 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Cemetery: Schoonselhof Cemetery. Belgium, Grave Reference: III. E. 2. (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2254874?John%20Henry%20Desmond%20Barrett : accessed 24 Dec 2021).

See also:

• Research into The Flying Seven (see wife's profile for details)