| Regimental number | 1878 |
| Place of birth | Bowen, Queensland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A.M. Barton, Shire Clerk, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 43rd Infantry (approximately 12 months) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Manda BARTON; Wife: Mary Agnes BARTON. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 23 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 28 August 1916. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 9 December 1916 (influenza); discharged, 18 December 1916; marched into 14th Training Bn, No 5 Camp, Hurdcott, 19 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 9 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 11 February 1917; taken on strength of 55th Bn, 12 February 1917. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, 18 March 1917 (diarrhoea); transferred to 5th Australian Divisional Rest Station, 18 March 1917; to No 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 29 March 1917; to No 3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 30 March 1917 (debility); to England, 30 March 1917; to No 1 London General Hospital, Camberwell, 14 April 1917; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 26 July 1917; discharged, 30 July 1917, and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, the same day. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918; discharged Sydney (medically unfit: debility), 13 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 42 |
| Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Creematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BARTON Eric Arthur |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
