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BARNES, Clarence Walter
| Service Number: | 435 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted and departed to the 32nd battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Thebarton, South Australia, 3 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Driver |
| Died: | 24 March 1980, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL WALL 112 Niche D010 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 435, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted and departed to the 32nd battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 435, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 435, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred Private, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 435, 48th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Shell shocked | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 435, 48th Infantry Battalion, G.S.W to upper right thigh | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 435 |
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Son of Edward David BARNES and Isabella nee HUNT.
Clarence Walter Barnes was a 19 year old man when he enlisted into the 32nd Battalion on the 5th of July 1915. In August 1915 he embarked with the 32nd battalion only to transfer to the 48th a year later on the 2nd of April 1916. When he arrived in France, Clarence was wounded in action on the 6th of August 1916 by shellshock. 10 days later after recovery Clarence headed to France with the 48th battalion on the 16th of August, only to get injured again on the 26th of Febuary 1917, by a G.S.W (gun shot wound) to the upper right thigh. Clarence recovered from this wound and died in 1980.
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