Every Name a Story

A. Barrass 1940
Rank : Stoker First Class

Albert  Barrass

Every Name a Story

On the Plymouth Naval Memorial is the name of  D/KX 86563 Stoker First Class Albert Barrass serving on H.M. Submarine Rainbow  with the Royal Navy who died 19/10/1940.

He was the son of Thomas and Jane Barrass, of Shotton Colliery, County Durham

In Shotton (St. Saviour) Churchyard is  family headstone which reads:

In loving memory of
Thomas
beloved husband of
Jane Barrass
died 17th Feb. 1948
aged 69 years.

Also the above Jane
died 20th Aug. 1954
aged 70 years.

Also their dear son
Albert
lost at sea 18th Oct. 1940
aged 28 years.

And their dear son
Ernest
lost at sea 24th Jan. 1944
aged 23 years.

His brother Ernest also died in WW2.

Albert Barrass remembered at Shotton Colliery on S125.01, and on our List of Ships’ Crews.  

First Name: Albert

Last Name: Barrass

Service Number: D/KX 86563

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 19/10/1940.

Age: 23

Rank: Stoker First Class

Regiment: Royal Navy

Unit/Ship: H.M.Submarine Rainbow

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An account of the loss of H.M.S. Rainbow can be found here.

 

 

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