Regimental number | 1 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bury, Lancashire, England |
Place of birth | Lancashire, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Foreman plumber and gasfitter |
Address | Chesham, Prospect Hill, Canterbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Beta Barton, Chesham, Prospect Hill, Canterbury, Victoria |
Previous military service | Sergeant, Lancashire Fusiliers (12 years' service) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | Mining Corps Headquarters |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class I) |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Tunnelling Companies Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Agnes BARTON |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Marseilles, France, 5 May 1916, and entrained the same day; detrained Hazebrouck, 8 May 1916. On leave, 1 July 1916; rejoined unit, 8 July 1916. Attached to Assistant Provost Marshal, No 1 Field Detention Camp, 9 October 1916. Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 22 November 1916 (influenza); transferred to England, 27 November 1916; to No 2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 29 November 1916 (influenza and debility, severe); to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 6 December 1916; discharged to furlough, 12 December 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 28 December 1916 (class B1A). Marched out of No 1 Command Depot, 3 February 1917; attached to No 4 "D" Group, Codford, 5 February 1917. Taken on strength of Permanent Cadre, 3rd Training Bn, Codford, 7 November 1917. Ceased duty with 3rd Training Bn, 14 December 1917, and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, the same day. Commenced return to Australia from London on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; trans-shipped to HT 'Orontes', Capetown, 19 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 10 May 1918; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit: valvular disorder of the heart), 26 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 55 |
Place of burial | Cremated: Stockport Crematorium, England |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARTON Percy |