Regimental number | 360 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Woolbrook, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Tamworth, New South Wales |
School | State School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | C/o Mrs Barnes, Napier Street, Tamworth, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Barnes, Tamworth, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Neuve Eglis, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery, (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 16), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Albert and Emma BARNES, Thorpleigh Flats, Coogee, New South Wales. Native of Tamworth, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 8 Private Herbert George BARNES, 33rd Battalion, returned to Australia, 20 December 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |