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BARNES, Frank Eugene
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2556 |
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Enlisted: | 31 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Nanango, Queensland, Australia, 14 June 1893 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Carpenter |
Died: | Killed In Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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16 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 15th Infantry Battalion, S.S. Kyarra, Adelaide | |
16 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
5 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2556, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
9 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frank Eugene BARNES was born on 14th June, 1893 in Nanango, Queensland
His parents were John Edward BARNES 7 Mary Jane O'BRIEN