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BARNES, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 565 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Place of enlistment - Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fryerstown, Victoria, Australia, 26 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Spring Gully State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tanner |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 26 May 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row D, Grave 17 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 565, 7th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 565, 7th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A20' Hororata from Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 565, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 565, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 565, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed in action Shrapnel Valley, Gallipoli |
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Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as BARNS. Correct spelling should be BARNES as verified within the Service Record. Correction undertaken by RSL Virtual War memorial Chief Moderator, May 2015
7 Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of John and Margaret Barnes of Castlemaine, Victoria.
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mr John and Mrs Margaret (nee Dial) Barnes.
Brother of
- 2872 Private John Barnes - 51st Battalion killed in action France 3rd September 1916 (1882);
- 4269 Sapper Thomas Barnes - 3rd Tunnelling Company killed in action France 31st July 1918 (1884);
- 40481 Private Harry Leslie Barnes - 3rd A.I.R. (New Zealand Forces) returned (1886);
- 53894 Private Edwin Barnes - 28th Battalion (New Zealand Forces) returned (1890) and
- 1201 Private Herbert Barnes - 5th Battalion killed in action Gallipoli 14th August 1915 (1893).
Step Brother of
- 1001 Sergeant Joseph Fullwood (MM) - 3rd Tunnelling Company returned (1871) and
- 3059 Private Peter Fullwood - 28th Battalion died prior embarkation in WA 26th December 1915 (1873).
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