Regimental number | 1614 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Bothwell State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bothwell, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, J Barden, Bothwell, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 9), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph James and Eliza Barden, Bothwell, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |