George Barnes

This is the story of George Barnes (the uncle of the contributor) who was in the Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) and a collection of letters dated from March 1915 to March 1918 when he was killed in action. The letters were from George to his family whilst he was at the front. The battle in which he was killed was called the Kaiser's Offensive. He was a native of Preston and was a Lance Corporal at the time of his death. The collection also includes the official notification of his death and a note from Buckingham Palace bearing the signature of the king. There is also the War Memorial Ceremony Order of Service in the collection. There is a large photograph of George with seven members of his family taken in 1911. The photograph also details the names and dates of the family members. It is signed by the photographer.