Saturday 3 March 2007

Private George Allen Barney

Born on 16 February 1897 in Cornwall, Ontario - son of Jerry Barney, Cornwall, Ontario - enlistment form notes trade as mill operator, single, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 5.5 inches, chest of 35.5 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, Roman Catholic.

Joined the 154th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 25 January 1916 (number 633307) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 24 May 1917 - invalided sick to England on 21 January 1919.

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