Lance Herbert BARNARD

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Service Number:	TX3157
Enlisted:	10 June 1940
Last Rank:	Bombadier
Last Unit:	2nd/8th Field Regiment
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1 May 1919
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Launceston Technical College, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Joiner
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1997, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania
Memorials:	Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance

10 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, TX3157
11 Jun 1940:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 2nd/8th Field Regiment
16 Nov 1940:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, HMT "Strathmore" bound for M.E. to disembark on 17 Dec 1940.
17 Dec 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre
1 Jul 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, El Alamein, 1st Battle of El Alamein.
18 Jul 1942:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, El Alamein, G.S.W. (Buttocks).
31 Oct 1942:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2 Australian Field Artillery Training Regiment, Acting Sergeant.
6 Jan 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, Transferred back to his unit as a Bombadier.
31 Jan 1943:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, R.T.A. from M.E.
7 Feb 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, Occupational Discharge from 702 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery RAA.
7 Feb 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, TX3157

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