John Francis BARRON MID

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BARRON, John Francis

Service Numbers:	QX20351, QX20351,
Enlisted:	20 May 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 August 1919
Home Town:	Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 August 1987, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12 Section 27
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World War 2 Service

20 May 1941:	Involvement QX20351
20 May 1941:	Enlisted Private, QX20351, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion
20 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20351, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion
1 Sep 1941:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20351, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, embarked Brisbane for Middle East
16 Mar 1942:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20351,, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, embarked Suez per USS Mt Vernon for RTA
31 Aug 1942:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20351, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, embarked Brisbane for Port Moresby
26 Nov 1942:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20351, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, GSW - New Guinea
23 Dec 1943:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette - p 5576 position 179; Commonwealth of Australia Gazette p 2801 position 98
22 Jan 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20351, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion
22 Jan 1944:	Discharged

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

John was the second of three children of James Barron (born 1887 in Brisbane, QLD) and Florence Edith Anderson (born 1888 in Hay, NSW). James - a Carrier, and Florence married in Blackall, QLD in 1916. This was a second marriage for Florence, who had three children from her first marriage. James and Florence lived in Longreach, Cairns, Rockhampton and Yepoon in QLD.

John was a Labourer in Yepoon, QLD in 1941 when he enlisted in the Australian Army. He served as a Private (QX20351) with 2/25th Infantry Battalion 3rd Reinforcements. On 23 December 1943 he was Mentioned in Dispatches (London Gazette, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette) for Gallantry in New Guinea. John was Discharged in January 1944. Half brothers Lawrence Langfield (Service No:NX93471), Harold Dennis Langfield (Service Nos:QX22004/Q71372) and Roy Langfield (Service No:QX28172) and brother Kenneth James Barron (Service No:QX12280) also served in WWII.

John was working as a Labourer in Toowong, Brisbane, QLD following his Discharge, and in the mid 1950s married Gladys Runge (born 1906 in Melbourne, Victoria). Gladys had served as an Aircraftwoman witht the RAAF (Service No:174269) in WWII and was working as a Librarian in Toowong, Brisbane, QLD when they married.

John and Gladys settled in Torwood in Brisbane, QLD where John worked as a Linesman. He died in 1987 and Gladys in 1994.

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