Arthur Inkster BARNS

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BARNS, Arthur Inkster

Service Number:	3512
Enlisted:	9 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colton, South Australia, 5 September 1896
Home Town:	Colton, Elliston, South Australia
Schooling:	Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 March 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 7
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Elliston War Memorial, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

9 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3512, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Biography

Arthur Inkster BARNS (1896-1917)

His parents were William Alfred BARNS and Isabella INKSTER

Arthur Inkster Barns, 32nd Battalion. A farmer from Colton, South Australia, prior to enlistment he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 12th August 1916 aboard HMAT Ballarat for Devonport, England. After training in England he joined his battalion on the Western Front, France, in early February 1917. Private Barns was killed in action near Albert, France, and is buried in the Bancourt British Cemetery. He was aged 20 years.

Arthur had been a Boarder at Prince Alfred College.

per PAC Field of Honour Project https://pac.edu.au/field-of-remembrance-roll-of-honour/world-war-i-honour-roll/

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