Name
Henry Keith Barr
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/10/1916
44
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Major
King George’s Own Central India Horse
38th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HOLCOMBE ROGUS (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD
United Kingdom
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 20 Aug 1872 in Indore, Bengal, India son of Lieutenant Colonel Sir David William Keith and Constance Frances Guillum (Scott) Barr. Educated at Haileybury College 1885-87 and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He received his first commission in the Central India Horse on 13 Aug 1892 and became Major on 13 Aug 1910. Served at the Tirah Campaign 1897-98. He married Elsie Violet St Clare Matthews in Brompton, London on 3 Aug 1916.
Wartime Service
He died in England of an illness contracted while on service in France.
Additional Information
Not listed in CWGC.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
