Born at Kington Magna. The sons of Police Constable Frank Barnes and his wife Louisa. Richard Dennis and William were brothers. On leaving school he was apprenticed to Messrs. Loft and Walne's foundry in Dorchester.
His birth is recorded as Richard Dennis but his death and memorial inscription record him as Dennis Richard. It also appears there was an error recording his date of birth as the nominal role has his year of birth as 1920 when he was actually born in 1925.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadmayne Patrol | Patrol member | 19 Dec 1940 | 22 Nov 1943 |
Apprentice foundry worker
Discharged 22nd Nov 1943 to join Grenadier Guards and become a Non-Commissioned Officer after only 6 months. Soon after he joined the Liberation Army and was with the British Forces as they reached Berlin. With the end of the war in Europe he volunteered to serve in Burma, later as a Lance-Sergeant in Palestine. Obtaining the rank of full Sergeant a year later.
Killed in action Palestine 27th Sep 1946 serving as a Sergeant in Grenadier Guards. He was killed from gunshot wounds received during a training exercise. He had been planning to marry Miss Betty Grant of Kent while he was home on leave that Nov. He is buried at Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel.