Francis Barraclough, 4337 Pte.

Remembered with Honour
File:Francis Barraclough, 4337 Private.jpg
A soldier of the Border Regiment
Name	Francis Barraclough (served as Frederick Jones)
Rank	Private
Number	4337
Battalion	1st Battalion Border Regiment
Company
Enlisted	Manchester
Ctry of service	United Kingdom
Where died	Gallipoli
How died	d.o.w. (wounds received 22-8-1915)
Age	30
Date of death	11th September 1915
Casualty type	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave ref.	C. 3104.
Resting place	Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery

Additional information
Son of Mrs A. E. Barraclough, of 38 Regent St., Greengates, Bradford, Yorkshire.

Source
Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921) / Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Newspaper article

Private F. Barraclough Dies from Wounds In a letter from the matron of the military hospital at Gibraltar, Mrs. Barraclough, of 171, New Line, Greengates, has received intimation of the death of her son, Pte. F. Barraclough, who has died of wounds received at the Dardanelles on August 22nd. Pte. Barraclough, who, before the outbreak of war, resided with his wife and child in Worsley Street, Manchester, is a native of Greengates, and is the grandson of Mr. Frank Smith, a prominent worker in connection with the Greengates Primitive Methodist Chapel, and ex-superintendent of the Sunday School. As a youth, he joined the 3rd West Yorkshire Regt. and later transferred to the Border Regiment. He, as a reservist, was recalled to the colours, and went to France with the first British contingent. Later he was sent to the Gallipoli Peninsula. He was wounded at Christmas in France, and again in August of the present year [1915] at the Dardanelles passing away on the 29th of Last month. In the letter referred to it is stated that Pte. Barraclough was admitted to hospital at the end of August suffering from very severe wounds in the back and leg. "From the time he came in," the writer says, "the case was quite hopeless. He was a splendid patient never complaining; when the end came, it was quite peaceful. He had already been unconscious for some hours, and as soon as it was apparent that nothing could be done for him, he was kept practically free from pain. He was buried with full military honours, and lies in the cemetery here amongst other soldiers, who, like himself, have given their lives for their country." Pte. Barraclough is the fifth Greengates soldier to lose his life in the war. Shipley Times and Express, 19th October 1915

Abbreviations and notes for soldier's remembrance infobox
d. = died (see point 7 below)	d.o.w. = died of wounds	k.i.a. = killed in action	F & F = France and Flanders (inc. Italy)
Places where soldiers were born, enlisted and died (or buried) have been listed as it was originally published in Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19, Volume 39, The Border Regiment. As a result you may notice some variations in spelling due to a combination of factors including the changes made in the Governmental reform of 1965 and 1974. Some place names changed slightly and some county borders were moved, which either enlarged or reduced these counties in overall size. It might be possible that a town belonging to one county could now belong to another when the borders of those counties moved. Many military abbreviations have also been included here as it was published at the time, for example, the rank Sergeant is sometimes spelt Serjeant depending on the source material. Various ranks have also in many cases been abbreviated, for example, Private is abbreviated to Pte., Lance Corporal to L/Cpl. and Company Sergeant Major CSM Resident signifies where the soldier was living at the time he enlisted. The residences of the enlistees, in many cases, were different to places they enlisted in. Att'd/trans. signifies a soldier was attached or transferred to another unit whilst serving in the Border Regiment. Former unit signifies a soldier served in another unit prior to be transferred to the Border Regiment. Awards are included if a soldier was awarded, for instance, the Distinguished Conduct Medal. This field is usually left blank although many casualties of the Border Regiment were awarded for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This terminology was usually used in awards such as DCM citations. A full list of Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations has been transcribed. How died can be somewhat ambiguous, for instance d. simply signifies that the soldier died but does not elaborate any further. This could mean he died as a result of sickness such as dysentry, colitis, pneumonia or malaria etc., or possibly an accidental death. Where died usually signifies the theatre of war such as France and Flanders, Macedonia, Gallipoli, Balkans and/or a country such as Egypt etc. Grave ref. list a variety of different references. Most will provide alpha-numeric references and some will show, for instance, Panel 6, Rear of churchyard or in other cases will simply remain blank as no reference has been provided.