| 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 |