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BARTON, Denis Hampden
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3648 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1917, Show Ground Camp, Sydney New South Wales. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | The Kings School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | 1982, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nanima Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Show Ground Camp, Sydney New South Wales. | |
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| 16 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 3648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, SS Canberra, Sydney | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Disembarked at Suez HT ‘Canberra’ and marched into Reinforcements Camp Moascar, Egypt. | |
| 5 Jan 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, 3648, Sent to the reinforcements Camp to be Acting/Corporal | |
| 16 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3648, Posted from Reinforcements Camp to 2nd Light Horse, Moascar, Egypt. | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 3648, Gunshot wound to left arm, with the 6th Light Horse, Egyptian Expeditionary Force. | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred to Rest Camp Port Said 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. | |
| 11 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3648, Taken on strength 2nd Light Horse Regiment Moascar, Egypt. | |
| 8 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred to the 6th Light Horse Regiment Moascar, Egypt. | |
| 28 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 3648, Embark at Kantara for return to Australia demobilisation per HT ‘Madras’ (hospital ship) 6th Light Horse Regiment. | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Returned HT ‘Madras’ ; Terminate of Period of Enlistment/Employment. | |
| 26 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3648, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged 2nd Military District. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Two years service with the Light Horse prior to enlistment. |
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