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BARNES, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4269 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 February 1916, Place of enlistment - initially Carnarvon, Western Australia then Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Carnarvon, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Chewton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Givenchy, France, 31 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot III, Row A, Grave 3 , Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4269, Place of enlistment - initially Carnarvon, Western Australia then Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 10 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 4269, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Embarked on HMAT 'A69' Warilda from Fremantle | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4269, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4269 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-07-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Thomas Barnes is also remembered on the Chewton School Honour Roll, Vic.
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mr John and Mrs Margaret (nee Dial) Barnes.
Brother of
- 2872 Private John Barnes - 51st Battalion killed in action France 3rd September 1916 (1882);
- 40481 Private Harry Leslie Barnes - 3rd A.I.R. (New Zealand Forces) returned (1886);
- 53894 Private Edwin Barnes - 28th Battalion (New Zealand Forces) returned (1890);
- 565 Private George Barnes - 7th Battalion killed in action Shrapnel Alley, Gallipoli 26th May 1915 (1891) and
- 1201 Private Herbert Barnes - 5th Battalion killed in action Gallipoli 14th August 1915 (1893).
Step Brother of
- 1001 Sergeant Joseph Fullwood (MM) - 3rd Tunnelling Company returned (1871) and
- 3059 Private Peter Fullwood - 28th Battalion died prior embarkation in WA 26th December 1915 (1873).