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BARNES, Harry Francis
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 546, 546A |
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Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Laundryman |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Meteren Military Cemetery Meteren Military Cemetery Plot IV, Row A, Grave 545, Meteren Military Cemetery, Meteren, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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6 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 546, 2nd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
6 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 546, 2nd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
12 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 546A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 546A awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-12 |
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Son of Harry and Flora Marion BARNES. Native of Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal