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Pearce BARTON

Regimental number3118
Place of birthClarence Town New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressTenambit, East Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Amos Barton, Tenambit, East Maitland, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWorked as a cinema mechanic for some months in France.
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Date of death2 September 1918
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPeronne 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

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