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William Talbot BARRON

Regimental number674
Place of birthEpsom, England
SchoolPrivate school, Victoria
ReligionProtestant
OccupationMercer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 5.75"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinLydia Barron, 24 Weighton Road, Annerly, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Natal Carbineers; discharged at end of rebellion.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Harry and Lydia BARRON, 24 Leighton Road, Anerley, London, England. Native of Ewell, Surrey, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 7 August 1915; died of wounds (shrapnel wounds, body), 10 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 August 1915
Age at death51
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARRON William Talbot

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