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Richard BARLOW

Regimental number3743
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
SchoolRosebank School, Dundee, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBricklayer
Address4 Waters Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinFather, John Barlow, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland
Enlistment date2 September 1915
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name7th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/26/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 30 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Company Australian Engineers
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Gallantry and devotion to duty under fire.(Pozieres)
Recommendation date: 29 September 1916

FateKilled in Action 11 November 1916
Date of death11 November 1916
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Helen Lawson Barlow, Cupar, Fife, Scotland. Native of Dundee, Scotland

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