Roy Cyril BARTON

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Service Number:	6541
Enlisted:	23 May 1916, Enlisted at Hobart, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 22 September 1917
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX1V, Row F, Grave 9 Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of Gilbert Barton of Launceston. Peace Perfect Peace, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph

23 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6541, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hobart, Tas.
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6541, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6541, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6541, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Gunshot wounds to the back and abdomen

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Son of Gilbert and Mary E. Barton of 38 Bathurst Street, Launceston, Tasmania

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served 1 year in Cadets

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