Every Name a Story

E. Barrass 1944
Rank : Private

Shotton Colliery

Ernest  Barras

Every Name a Story

On the Cassino Memorial, Italy is the name of 7384832 Private Ernest Barrass serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps who died 24/01/1944.

He was the son of Jane Barrass, of Shotton Colliery, Co. 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 Albert also died in WW2.

Ernest Barrass remembered at Shotton Colliery on S125.01, 

  

 

First Name: Ernest

Last Name: Barras

Service Number: 7384832

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 24/01/1944.

Age: 23

Rank: Private

Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps

Served in: Army

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