Regimental number | 435 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Thebarton, South Australia |
School | Thebarton, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Kintore Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs I Barnes, Kintore Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 112 Benjamin Stewart BARNES [name not found on Nominal Roll]; 13 Sergeant Clifford Herbert BARNES, 54th Bn, returned to Australia, 30 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, Bapaume, 25 February 1917; admitted to hospital, England; recovered and returned to duty, 20 September 1917. Disembarked Australia, 26 June 1919; discharged, 18 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery |