Henry Marshall Barnes (27 June 1869 — 8 June 1946) was an Irish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Henry Marshall Barnes | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1869 Newbridge, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 1946 (aged 76) Ipswich, Suffolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Christopher Barnes (father) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1907 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of the cricketer and soldier Christopher Barnes, he was born in Ireland at Newbridge and was educated in England at Marlborough College.[1] From Marlborough he pursued a career in the British Army, graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich as a second lieutenant in February 1889.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1892,[3] with Barnes being seconded as an adjutant of a Militia Artillery in February 1899,[4] being made a supernumerary captain upon this appointment.[5] He gained the full rank in February 1904.[6]
The following year he was promoted to major,[7] before retiring from active service in September 1909.[8] Barnes played first-class cricket in 1907, making a single appearance against Derbyshire at Lord's.[9] After retiring from the military, Barnes became a director of the Ipswich based printing firm Norman Adlard & Co. Ltd,[10] in addition to holding a directorship of Dindings Rubber Estates in 1927.[11] He was involved in local politics in Ipswich, serving on Ipswich Town Council.[10] Barnes died there in June 1946. He was married to Louisa Gibson Blaikie, who survived him.[10]
References
edit- ^ Marlborough College Register (5 ed.). Oxford: Horace Hart. 1905. p. 394.
- ^ Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List. London: J. Murray. 1893. p. 176.
- ^ "No. 26265". The London Gazette. 8 March 1892. p. 1350.
- ^ "No. 27052". The London Gazette. 14 February 1899. p. 931.
- ^ "No. 27048". The London Gazette. 3 February 1899. p. 722.
- ^ "No. 27649". The London Gazette. 23 February 1904. p. 1164.
- ^ "No. 27766". The London Gazette. 21 February 1905. p. 1280.
- ^ "No. 28291". The London Gazette. 24 September 1909. p. 7122.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Henry Barnes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Maj. Henry Marshall Barnes RFA". www.family-tree.cobboldfht.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ The Directory of Directors. Thomas Skinner & Company. 1927. p. 84.