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Roger Cyril BARNS

Regimental number57503
Date of birth19 May 1898
Place of birthColton, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressColton, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 11.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMr William Alfred Barns, Colton, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in Senior Cadets
Enlistment date25 March 1918
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Unit name4th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt) (South Australia)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 17 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 16 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date12 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orari', 16 May 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 26 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 12 July 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death26 April 1960
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARNS Roger Cyril

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