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Soldiers – Barnett, Alfred, Harold & Ernest – A Jump Trio

March 1941

Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 29 March 1941

A Jump Trio

Three sons of Mr. and Mrs. Barnett, of 8, Preston Avenue. Jump, are in the Army.

They are Private Alfred Barnett, formerly a painter employed by Wombwell U.D.C.;  Sapper Harold Barnett, a former Wombwell Main Colliery employee and old boy of Wath Grammar School, and Lance-Corporal Ernest Barnett, a former Mitchell Main Colliery worker.

Alfred is in the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, and the other two are in the Royal Engineers.