William James BARNES

BARNES, William James

    Service Number: 1053
    Enlisted: 14 April 1915
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, November 1889
    Home Town: Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, 30 August 1929, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Devonport Old Public Cemetery
    Memorials: Penguin Lodge of Peace No 7 T.C. WW1 Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1053, 26th Infantry Battalion
    29 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1053, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
    29 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1053, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
    5 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1053, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to finger
    2 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1053, 26th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to jaw - severe
    11 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1053, 26th Infantry Battalion, had been promoted to A Sgt twice but reverted to ranks in 1918

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    Biography contributed by Evan Evans

    Sue Guinan, Tasmania in the Great War

    Pte William James Barnes

    Born Devonport the son of Charles and Caroline Barnes (nee Sushames) of Penguin a 25 year old carpenter he served with the 26th Battalion and returned to Australia 9th December 1918 after receiving a gunshot wound to the face. He died 30th August 1929 aged 39 and was buried in the Devonport Cemetery.

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