Barlow, George | Universities at War

Personal details

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Name on Memorial:

Barlow, G.

Forename(s):

George

Surname:

Barlow

Date of Death:

Thursday, December 30, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Engineer Lieutenant

Service:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Navy , HMS Natal

Prisoner of War:

Military Training:

Officers’ Training Corps, Armstrong College

Theatre of War:

Naval

Biography

George was the son of R. S. Barlow who lived at 29 Dundas Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland. He attended Armstrong College, where he studied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering.

George served in the Royal Navy, on board HMS Natal. George was killed on 30th December 1915 aged 28. He died when an internal explosion struck HMS Natal while docked in Cromarty Firth.

Addresses before and during the war

16 Whitburn Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland (place of residence as entered in the 1891 Census)

29 Dundas Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland (place of residence as entered in the 1901 Census)

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

George died when an internal explosion struck HMS Natal while docked in Cromarty Firth

Memorials

Other Memorials:

Chatham Naval Memorial in Kent.

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The War Graves Photographic Project

Newcastle University Archives (The University of Durham Roll of Service 1914 – 1919, Armstrong College Admissions Registers. Durham University Gazette, Vol II, 1912-1929)

UK Census Records (National Archives, available via Ancestry.co.uk)

WWI Service Records 1914 - 1920 (National Archives, available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton

Holly Johnson

Benjamin Howson

Rachel Hill