Regimental number | 3118 |
Place of birth | Clarence Town New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | Tenambit, East Maitland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Amos Barton, Tenambit, East Maitland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Worked as a cinema mechanic for some months in France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 32), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Amos and Alice Moore BARTON, Tenambit, East Maitland, New South Wales. Born at Glenoak, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |