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BARTON, Robert Anthony
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4660 |
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Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Holswolrthy, NSW |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 May 1895 |
Home Town: | Gladesville, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Student |
Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour, Ryde Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4660, 1st Infantry Battalion, Holswolrthy, NSW | |
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15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4660, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4660, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
9 Jun 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry Francis and Cecilia BARTON, 'Rothesay', Greenwich, New South Wales.