Harry James BARLEY b. 12 Jun 1892 34 Strode Rd, Tottenham, Middlesex, England d. Jan 1974 Redruth, Cornwall, England: A History of People

Harry James BARLEY

1892 - 1974 (81 years)

Name	Harry James BARLEY [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]
Birth	12 Jun 1892	34 Strode Rd, Tottenham, Middlesex, England [2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12]
Gender	Male
Residence	1901	Islington Lower Holloway, London, England [8]
	Age: 34; Relation: Head
Residence	1911	Tottenham, Middlesex, England [3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
Barley, Harry James	Between 1914 and 1920	United Kingdom [28]
		UK, Nominal Index Of All Service Personnel Serving In A Theatre Of War, 1914-1919 Barley, Harry James
Occupation	England
	Travelling Salesman, Soldier
Residence	Tottenham, Middlesex, England [1]
Residence	Whetstone. London [29]
Residence	Occupation: Traveller [9]
_MILT	Between 1914 and 1920	Middlesex, England [1]
	Machine gun corp. 2nd Lieut.
_MILT	Between 1914 and 1920	Loos, Nord, France [9, 21]
	Prvt 20th (County of London), 1914-1916 2/Lieut. 20th Battalion Middlesex Rgmt. 1916-1917. Lieut. 37th Bttn. Machine Gun Company. April1917-1919 His medals were “offered on ebay June 2012” per a Graham Sacker transcription
_MILT	20 Jul 1915	United Kingdom [22, 26]
	Regiment: Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment, Machine Gun Corps Conflict Period: World War I Served For: United Kingdom Barley, Harry James - Page 1
_MILT	1916	United Kingdom [23]
	Rank Name: Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Service: British Army Primary Unit: Middlesex Regiment Secondary Unit: 15th (Reserve) Battalion Conflict Period: World War I Served For: United Kingdom
_MILT	1 Apr 1917	England
	Promoted to Lieut. 37th Bttn. Maching Gun Corp. 121st Brigade.
_MILT	1918	United Kingdom [25]
	Rank Name: Temporary Lieutenant Service: British Army Primary Unit: Machine Gun Corps Secondary Unit: Infantry Conflict Period: World War I Served For: United Kingdom
_MILT	Feb 1919	Crystal Palace, London, England [27]
	Demobilized from war. Right to retain the title Lieutenant.
Residence	1921	Tottenham, Middlesex, England [11]
	Occupation: Commercial Traveller For Linen Agents & Merchants; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence	1924	Tottenham, England [6]
Residence	1927	Finchley, England [18]
Residence	1928	Finchley, England [19]
Residence	1930	London, England [15]
Residence	1932	Finchley, England [13]
Residence	1934	Finchley, England [10]
Residence	1936	Finchley, England [16]
Residence	1939	Middlesex, England [2, 17]
	Marital Status: Married
_MILT	1941	United Kingdom [24]
	Rank Name: 2nd Lieutenant Service From Date: 1941 Service: Home Guard Secondary Unit: 23rd Middlesex Battalion Conflict Period: World War II Served For: United Kingdom
Residence	1946	Finchley North, England [30]
Residence	1948	Finchley, England [14]
Residence	1949	Finchley North, England [20]
Death	Jan 1974	Redruth, Cornwall, England [5, 12]
Burial	Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England [12]
Person ID	I666	Our Genealogy
Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

Father	Walter Henry BARLEY, b. 14 Sep 1867, Brompton, Middlesex, England d. 24 May 1923, Edmonton, Middlesex, England (Age 55 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Annie Julia BEAMENT, b. 1 Apr 1868, Windsor Terrace, City Road, Clerkenwell Hornsey, London, England d. 10 Oct 1951, Tottenham, Middlesex, England (Age 83 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	16 Apr 1891	West Hackney, London, England [31, 32, 33, 34]
Family ID	F34	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Annie May HARRIS, b. 27 May 1892, Devoran, Cornwall, England d. 12 Mar 1982, 6 Ridgeway (Age 89 years)

Marriage Jul 1917 Edmonton, Essex, United Kingdom [4, 35]

Children

1. Ronald Alfred BARLEY, b. 6 Dec 1922, London, England

d. Jan 1985, Sussex, England

(Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F195 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Sep 2026

Histories		Harry James Barley & Annie May Harris Wedding picture. August 1917 Harry James Barley & Annie May Harris Wedding picture. August 1917. Personal family collection. Sarah Lambert
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		UK, Nominal Index Of All Service Personnel Serving In A Theatre Of War, 1914-1919 Barley, Harry James
		H. J. Barley WW1 identification bracelet H. J. Barley WW1 identification bracelet. Machine Gun Corps.
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		Photo Family photograph to celebrate Alison Barley. Ronald and Elizabeth’s 1st daughter. Personal Family Album
		Harry and fellow soldiers. End of war. Abeville, France. Harry J Barley is centre standing back. Harry and fellow soldiers. End of war. Abeville, France. Harry J Barley is centre standing back. Postcard sent back to home.
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		UK, Army List, 1918 Barley, H J
		UK, Home Guard Officer Lists, 1939-1945 Barley, H J
		Forces War Records Lieut. Barley, Harry J.
		UK, British Army Court Martials Records, 1914-1950 Barley, H J
		UK, Army List, 1916 Barley, H J
		UK, WWI, British Army Medal Roll Index Cards, 1914-1920 Barley, Harry James - Page 1

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