Regimental number | 1321 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Contractor |
Address | 44 Ivy Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick Barnes, 44 Ivy Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 603 Pte Walter Stanley BARNES, 30th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked From Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance (appendicitis), 7 August 1916. Transferred to England and admitted to 5th Northern General Hospital (Leicester), 13 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 December 1917; rejoined unit, 19 December 1917. Wounded in action, 29 September 1918 (gun shot wound, left arm). Transferred to England, 1 October 1918, and admitted to Queen Mary's Military Hospital, Whalley, Lancashire, 2 October 1918; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 21 October 1918. Granted furlough, 24 January 1919, to report to No. 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 11 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Derbyshire, 2 March 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 17 April 1919; discharged, 17 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |