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BARTON, Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 756, 756B |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1917, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drillham, Queensland, Australia, 12 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Mudgeeraba, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mudgeeraba State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension IV. O. 5., Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 756, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 756, 1st Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 756, 1st Machine Gun Company, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 756B, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 756B awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Enlisted with his TWIN brother 755A Pte. John Joseph (Jack) Barton. The two embarked, served and died together in France. Their older brother 759 Pte. William Edward Barton, 42nd infantry Battalion AIF also served and survived the Great War.
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