A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
Harlin died in Italy during WWII. Some sources show his given name as Harland. The following information appears in his military record: In memory of/ Harlin James Barnum/ trooper/ who died on August 31, 1944/ age 24/ force.. Army/ regiment.. British Columbia Dragoons, R.C.A.C./ unit.. 9th Armd Regt/ son of William Ernest and Edith Elvira Barnum of Coombs, B.C., Canada/ buried.. Gradara War Cemetery/ Italy/ grave 1,H,29/ location.. Gradara War Cemetery is situated in the Commune of Gradara in the Province of Pessaro, at a distance of about 1.5 kilometers from the shores of the Adriatic Sea.
The following inforamtion comes from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Name: Barnum, Harlin James Initials: H J Nationality: Canadian Rank: Trooper Regiment/Service: British Columbia Dragoons, R.C.A.C. Unit Text: 9th Armd. Regt. Age: 24 Date of Death: 31/08/1944 Service No: K/968 Additional information: Son of William Ernest and Edith Elvira Barnum, of Coombs, British Columbia, Canada. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I, H, 29. Cemetery: Gradara War Cemetery.
Gravestone inscription: Trooper, British Columbia Dragoons, R.C.A.C. Age: 24.
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