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Ernest Gregory BARNES

Regimental number3760
Place of birthKyneton, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationElectrician
Address133 Albert Street, East Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, J Barnes, 133 Albert Street, East Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 2/8/15 - 23rd Bn, 9th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 23rd Bn, 12/7/16. Wounded at Pozieres, Francem 28/7/16. Joined 10th Machine Gun Company, 3/1/17.
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBroodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Age at death20
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele (Plot XXXV, Row B, Grave No. 12), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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