General regret was expressed in the community during the week-end when it became known that Captain E. I. M. Barrett's father had succumbed to injuries received in a motor accident at home. Capt. Barrett had been to Hongkong with the interport golf team, and the sad news awaited him on his return. The deceased gentleman, Lt.-Col. Edward Barrett, had been educated at Finchley, and lived at Farnham for many years where he was owner of the Farnham Breweries. Later these were amal-gameted, and became the Farnham United Breweries, of which company the deceased was a director at the time of his death. The late Mr. Barrett, who was well-known og a sprinter in his younger days, played cricket for Surrey on several occasions in the '80's, while he was a wonderful game shot, one of the best in his county. Later on he lived at Winchester, where he used to play for the Winchester. Club, and he was a prominent member of the Incognition Cricket Club. Subsequently ne had! resided at Sandbanks, Bournemouth, while at the same time he had a grouse moor in North Wales. Prior to the War, Mr. Barrett had commanded a battalion of the Queen's Royal West Surrey Volunteers, and at the outbreak of hostilities he was made Draft Conducting Officer with the honorary rank of Lieut.- Colonel. He was afterwards a Camp Commandant in France, in which capacity he served _throughout the duration of the War. He was about 65 years'of age. It is a
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