DALLAS George Barnes Lieut

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Surname: DALLAS;

Forename(s): George Barnes;

Initials: GB;

Rank: Lieut;

Born in: Shanghai;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 8 Bn;

How killed: KIA;

Where: Russia;

When killed: 01-Sep-1919;

Other Data: Officers Papers: born 19/4/1898 at Shanghai, son of George Dallas (Merchant) and Beatrice Maud Dallas (nee Clemoes)
Served as 7911 L/Cpl Inns of Court OTC. QMSgt Queen's College (Taunton) Cadet Bn. To Sandhurst RMC. Served 32 Bn MGC to August 1918. Wounded by MG bullet 11/8/1918 in right heel.
Casualty Form: joined MGC 4/8/1917 from England - to 14 Coy, Camiers. 10/8/17 - 14 Coy, in the field. 31/8/1917 to Anti-Aircraft Course. 5/10/1917 to Artillery Course. 8/2/1918 leave to UK. 16/4/1918 32 Bn from leave. 8/6/1918 to Gas course. 15/6/18 to unit.

12/8/18 wounded in action - to 4 Can CCS. 13/8/18 to BRCS. 14/8/18 to UK on HS Aberdonian.

On nominal roll of 8 Bn in N Russia
Killed in action 1/9/1919 Archangel, N Russia. Telegram: Dallas, Dalkeith, Boreham Wood - kia (death mentioned in war diary)
buried 26/11/1919 Obozerskaya Cemetery. Regtl description 8Bn, 238 Special Bde, 1NRRF.
Will: of Greycot, Mildred Ave, Boreham Wood. Value £139.16.6d
NB: where attribution is drawn to his descent it will be noticed that there is a trace of a descent which is not pure European (father's mother was Chinese);

Other Notes: DALLAS, Lieutenant, G B, 8th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 1st September 1919. (buried Obozerskaya Burial Ground). Sp. Mem. B3I Archangel Allied Cemetery, Russian Federation.;

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