Robert Anthony BARTON

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Service Number:	4660
Enlisted:	16 August 1915, Holswolrthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 May 1895
Home Town:	Gladesville, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Student
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Gladesville Christ Church War Memorial Gates, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour, Ryde Public School Roll of Honour

16 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4660, 1st Infantry Battalion, Holswolrthy, NSW
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4660, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4660, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney
9 Jun 1917:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-09

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Son of Henry Francis and Cecilia BARTON, 'Rothesay', Greenwich, New South Wales.

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