8725: The Tallest Soldier

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posted on 2024-01-19, 10:47 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

<p dir="ltr">Harry Barter came from Littlehempston near Totnes, Devon, he was born in 1892. Harry was renowned for being the tallest serving soldier in the British Army in WWI, being 6 foot 9 inches. He served as a Grenadier Guard in France. When he was wounded they had to make a special hospital bed for him. He was relieved from active service and was a carpenter in the Labour Corps.</p>

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David Charles Yabsley

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Harry Barter

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1914

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Photo of Harry from the Totnes Image Bank. Photo of Harry

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8725: The Tallest Soldier

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