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William Gladstone BARNES

Regimental number3463
Place of birthTraralgon, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDraper
AddressMother, Catherine Barnes, 17 Woolacott Street, Coburg, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, John Barnes, 17 Woolacott Street, Coburg, Victoria
Enlistment date29 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 September 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death1 September 1916
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemtery (Plot II, Row R, Grave no. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Catherine BARNES, 17 Woolacott Street, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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