His story
Oswald Alexander Barr was recorded as serving in the Navy.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps sergeant; his unit is recorded as “Depot”. His medal record gives 10 April 1915 as the date of his first qualifying service in France.
He died at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, on 22 August 1916, aged 29, from acute mania followed by exhaustion. His burial is recorded at Netley Military Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Serving In Navy
- Residence recorded
- Pimlico
- 1901 census occupation or status
- Serving in Navy
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- SE/5687
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
- Theatre of war
- France, 10 April 1915
Medals and commemoration
- 1914–15 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 22 August 1916
- Age
- 29
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Acute mania (12 days); exhaustion
- Cemetery or memorial
- Netley Military Cemetery
- Grave reference
- R.C. 885.
Connected men
- John Henry FOLEYAlso buried at Netley Military Cemetery
- Joseph LUND( ALIAS ARMSTRONG)Also buried at Netley Military Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 111
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Oswald Alexander Barr”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/barr-oswald-alexander-se-5687/.
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