Regimental number | 13 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dublin, South Australia |
School | Thebarton and Hindmarsh Public Schools, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Kintore Street, Mile End, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, A.D Barnes, Kintore Street, Mile End, Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 112 Benjamin Stewart BARNES [name not found of Nominal Roll]; 435 Pte Clarence Walter BARNES, 3rd Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, 27 April 1915; admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt; recovered and returned to duty. Wounded in action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915; admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis; recovered and returned to duty, 2 January 1916. Wounded in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 19 April 1918; admitted to Epsom War Hospital, England. Commenced return to Australia, 30 October 1918; disembarked Australia, 25 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 23 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |