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Thomas Richard BARLOW

Regimental number166
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
SchoolWest Swan State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWest Swan via Guildford, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, John Barlow, West Swan via Guildford, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Date of death4 June 1917
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 5), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Maria BARLOW, West Swan, Guildford, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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