| Regimental number | 3626 |
| Place of birth | Oatlands, Tasmania |
| School | State School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Sorell, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 174 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Arthur George Barnard, Sorell, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Nominal unit should be 15th Bn |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Duhallow Advanced Dressing Station Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur George and Phoebe Alice BARNARD, Sorell, Tasmania. Native of Oatlands, Tasmania. Fusilier Wood Memorial |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 23 Gunner Arthur Victor BARNARD, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, 22 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Re enlisted, Claremont, Tasmania, 14 August 1915; embarked Melbourne, 27 October 1915. Found guilty, Zeitoun, Egypt, 24 February 1916, of being absent from parade, 24 February 1916: forfeited a total of 1 days pay. Taken on strength, 15th Bn, Tel-el-Kebir, 9 March 1916. Found guilty, Serapeum, 29 March 1916, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he left ranks without permission on 27 March 1916: awarded 1 days Detention. Found guilty, 5 May 1916, of being late on parade at 7 am, 5 May 1916: awarded 24 hours Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, Zeitoun, 16 March 1916, of being absent without leave whilst on fatigue duty from 9 am, to 10 pm, 16 March 1916: admonished and forfeited 1 days pay. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, 11 April 1917; admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right buttock); transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 11 April 1917; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 12 April 1917; embarked for England, 24 April 1917; admitted to Military Hospital, Footing, England, 26 April 1917; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Footing, 25 May 1917; discharged on furlough, 28 May 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 22 June 1917; found guilty, 22 June 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from 3.30 pm, 12 June, to 4.30 pm, 20 June 1917; (2) losing by neglect his pass: awarded 6 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 16 days' pay. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 22 June 1917 (venereal disease); discharged, 12 August 1917: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 52 days; marched into Convalescent Training Depot, Bulford, 13 August 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 19 August 1917; discharged, 11 September 1917: total period of treatment, 24 days; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 11 September 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 17 September 1917; discharged, 25 October 1917: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 39 days; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 27 October 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 1 November 1917; discharged 19 November 1917: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 19 days; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 19 November 1917; marched out to Overseas Training Base, Deverill, 22 November 1917. Found guilty, Sandhill, 19 December 1917, of being absent without leave from 8.30 am, 15 December, to 10 am, 19 December 1917: forfeited a total of 15 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Havre, 28 December 1917; marched out to unit, 29 December 1917; rejoined 15th Bn, 31 December 1917. Killed in action, France, 12 January 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal British War Medal marked returned, 29 March 1924. |
| Miscellaneous details | See 190 William Henry BARNARD for first period of enlistment |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BARNARD William Henry |
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