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William BARGE

Regimental number228
Place of birthWeymouth, Dorset, England
SchoolNational School, Weymouth, Dorset, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Addressc/- Mrs Gordon, Millrace Farm, Beenup Swr, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5.25"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Barge, Coombe Farm, Dorset, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 March 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 June 1918
Place of death or woundingnear Albert, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
112
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Susan Barge, 45 Boscombe Grove Road, Bournemouth, England. Native of Moor Farm, Weymouth, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Proceeded to Gallipoli, 4 September 1915; evacuated to Mudros and then proceeded to Alexandria, 10 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 16 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916.

Wounded in action, France, 31 May 1916 (gun shot wound, arm and left leg); admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, 31 May 1916; transferred to No 8 Casualty Clearing Station, 31 May 1916; to 26th General Hospital, 31 May 1916 (gun shot wound, face and leg); to England, 9 June 1916; admitted to Ontario Military Hospital, England, 9 June 1916 (gun shot wound, arm); marched out to 7th Training Bn, 21 September 1916.

Proceeded to France and marched into No 2 Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 26 February 1917; proceeded to join unit, 2 March 1917; rejoined 28th Bn, 3 March 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, France, 17 April 1917.

Promoted Temporary Corporal, 6 May 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 7 July 1917.

To 7th Training Bn, England, 8 July 1917.

Marched into 6th Training Bn, Fovant, 7 November 1917; to Overseas Training Brigade, 8 November 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 30 January 1918; admitted to Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Havre, 2 February 1918.

Admitted to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 3 February 1918 (not yet diagnosed); discharged, 26 February 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease, 24 days.

Admitted to Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 26 February 1918; proceeded to unit, 27 March 1918; rejoined unit, 30 March 1918.

Killed in action, France, 1 June 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARGE William

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