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BARNES, Eric Anthony
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX48348 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Light Anti Aircraft Battery |
| Born: | King Island, Tasmania, Australia, 1 October 1910 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 8 July 1980, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Memorial ID 212789565 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48348 | |
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| 9 Jan 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX48348, 2nd/3rd Light Anti Aircraft Battery, Embarked Melbourne, disembarked Palestine on 12 March 1941. | |
| 22 Apr 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX48348, 2nd/3rd Light Anti Aircraft Battery, Palestine to Greece; disembarkation date not listed in Record. | |
| 20 May 1941: | Imprisoned The Battle for Crete - May 1941, He was one of eight members of the 3rd Light A/A Bty captured by the Germans. Barnes was interned in Stalags 8B and 344. The May date is when he arrived in England. | |
| 18 Jun 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX48348, From England to Sydney, disembarked on 24 July 1945. | |
| 31 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48348 |
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