| Name | William James BARNES |
| Rank/Number | Sapper / 2381 |
| Regiment/Unit | Royal Engineers / 9th Field Coy |
| Enlisted | London |
| Age/Date of death | 38 / 03 May 1915 |
| How died/Theatre of war | Killed in action / France & Flanders |
| Residence at death | |
| Cemetery | Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Ieper, Belgium |
| Grave Reference | Sp Mem near Great Cross |
| Location of memorial | Amersham |
| Date/Place of birth | 1877 / Amersham |
| Date/Place of baptism | 19 Aug 1877 Amersham |
| Occupation of Casualty | surveyor (R Eng) Ordnance Survey |
| Parents/Occupation | Thomas Miller Barnes & Elizabeth Jane Barnes / carpenter |
| Parents' Address | 1911: Aylesbury Rd, Great Missenden |
| Wife | Kathleen Barnes nee Power |
| Wife's Address | 70 Cricklewood Lane, London |
| Notes | formerly 3663 RAOC. Name given as MJ Barnes on WM but all other information shows WJ Barnes. Mothers maiden name - Archer |