Frederick Barter
Company Sergeant-Major, Special Reserves attchd. The Royal Welch Fusiliers
- Register No.
- 57 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Company Sergeant-Major (register: Company Sergeant Major) all Company Sergeant-Majors →
- Unit
- Special Reserves attchd. The Royal Welch Fusiliers (register: Royal Welsh Fusiliers) all Royal Welsh Fusiliers VCs →
- Date of action
- 16 May 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 29th June 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 17th of January 1891 at Cardiff, Wales
- Memorial / grave
- cremated at Bournemouth
- Medal held by
- the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
Digest of citation
On 16th May 1915 at Festubert, France, Company Sergeant-Major Barter, when in the first line of German trenches, called for volunteers to enable him to extend our line, and with the eight men who responded, he attacked the German position with bombs, capturing three German officers, 102 men and 500 yards of their trenches. He subsequently found and cut 11 of the enemy's mine. leads situated about 20 yards apart
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BARTER, Frederick. (Reg. No. 57)
Company Sergeant-Major Special Reserves attchd. The Royal Welch Fusiliers.
London Gazetted on 29th June 1915.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum.
Born on 17th of January 1891 at Cardiff, Wales. Diet on 15th May 1952 at Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth.
Memorials: cremated at Bournemouth.
Digest of Citation reads: On 16th May 1915 at Festubert, France, Company Sergeant-Major Barter, when in the first line of German trenches, called for volunteers to enable him to extend our line, and with the eight men who responded, he attacked the German position with bombs, capturing three German officers, 102 men and 500 yards of their trenches. He subsequently found and cut 11 of the enemy's mine. leads situated about 20 yards apart.
Additional information: Captain Barter served with the Home Guards during the Second World War. He also held the Military Cross.
Additional information
Captain Barter served with the Home Guards during the Second World War. He also held the Military Cross.
Diet on 15th May 1952 at Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth.
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