Frederick Walter Barter was born in London in 1893 to Walter and Rosa. Walter was a Sergeant in the RASC at this time and would serve in South Africa at the turn of the century before being stationed with his family at Shorncliffe Camp in Dover, where Frederick would grow up with brother Charles and sister Stella. 

In 1914, Frederick was stationed in India with the 2nd Royal Fusiliers (29th Division), and on 25th April 1915, he landed at Cape Helles as part of the first landings of the Gallipoli Campaign. 

By September, and being in the trenches ever since, he was killed in action on 30th just before being pulled out of the front line. He was awarded the 1915 Star, British War and Victory medals for his bravery, and his remembered at the Helles Memorial (Panel 38-42 / 328) in Gallipoli. 

Rachel Ayres