Marine PO/X 117497 John BARNES.
Royal Marines No. 41 R.M. Commando.
7 Nov 1944 aged 21.
Schoonselhof Cemetery in Antwerp Belgium, Plot III. Row D. grave 11.
Son of William and Catherine Barnes, of Reddish, Lancashire.
Died of wounds during Operation Infatuate at Westkapelle. Operation Infatuate was an amphibious assault on the island of Walcheren, off the coast of Holland, the capture of which was essential to the opening up of Antwerp as the major Allied supply port for the final push into Germany.
41 Royal Marine Commando memorial at Domburg (photo from combinedops.com)
