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BARNES, Joseph George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1104 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Leichhardt Street State Schoo, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Waterside Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1104, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1104, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1104, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Louisa Barnes of Brisbane.
Brother of Louis Walter Barnes who was killed in action on 3 August 1916 while serving with the 25th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Charles William Barnes of Elliott Street, Eagle Junction, Brisbane, QLD and Thomas Barnes of Dunwich, QLD.
Next of kin given as his sister-in-law Janet Daisy Barnes of 40 Thornbury Street, Spring Hill, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served as a Bugler in the Citizen Military Force's Moreton Regiment
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