This memorial page is dedicated to John Carroll Barham, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

 

Name: Barham
First names: John Carroll
Nickname: –
Date of birth: 11 June 1920
Place of birth: Obion, Tennessee
Residence: Washington Ave, Union City (Tennessee)
Rank / Occupation: Private First Class
Identity tag: 34494226
Unit: 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Armoured Division, Troop D
Date of death: 28 October 1944
Place of death: Neerkant
Cause of death: –
Cemetery: East View Cemetery in Union City, Tennessee (USA)
Memorial site: –


Additional information

Grave location:

Enlisted 19 November 1942, Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia

Son of Charles Allie Barham. Widow, Lucy Madeline Barham-Dowell.

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