Corporal Charles Albert "Charlie" Barrett
01 Apr 1916 - 1986
Biography
The sons of Harry and Alice, Charlie and Archie were brothers.
Postings
Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
---|---|---|---|
St. Ive Patrol | Patrol Corporal | 05 Jun 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
National ID
WBHK 82/4
Commissioned or Enlisted
June 1940
Occupation
Farmer
Address
Woodcocks Eye, St Ive, Liskeard, Cornwall
Other information
Charlie had red hair and blue eyes and was known to be very argumentative at times. He was the first one in the area to train as a tractor driver. He later moved to Kent after the war. He recalled a man in a suit "but with farmer's shoes" came to visit him in the 1960s to warn him of the publication of The Last Ditch by David Lampe. He never knew who the man was or how he had been found so many miles from Cornwall.
References
TNA ref WO199/3391
1939 Register
Auxilier son Tony Barrett