BARLING, Joseph Henry
| Service Number: | 602 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Drowning, Yarra River, Burnley, Vic., 25 February 1952 |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Presbyterian B, BU-PB****400B |
| Memorials: | Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 602, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 602, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 602, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded Private, 602, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW (side) | |
| 30 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 602, 31st Infantry Battalion |
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"...602 Private Joseph Henry Barling, C Company, 31st Battalion, of Richmond, Vic, aged 20 years. Pte Barling enlisted on 5 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard either HMAT Bakara on 5 November 1915 or HMAT Wandilla on 9 November 1915. He returned to Australia on 22 May 1919." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sheriff's bailiff vanishes
Joseph Henry Barling, 53, sheriff's bailiff at the Melbourne Practice Court for the past 14 years, has been missing from his home at Richmond since Monday. Mr Barling was wounded by shrapnel during the First World War. He has been on sick leave for more than two months. He was last seen at 8.30 a.m. on Monday, when he left his home in Lennox Street, Richmond. He was a widower, and has one son, 22, who works at the State Offices.
His description is: 5ft. 9in.; stocky build; thick, wavy grey hair; grey eyes; sallow complexion. He was wearing a navy-blue coat, with wide pencil stripes, plain blue trousers, blue shirt, white collar, brown-felt hat, black shoes and a yellow metal wrist-watch.
Anyone who has seen him should telephone Russell Street police (FO 244), or BJ 3738.
Body in River
The body of Joseph Henry Barling, 63, of Lennox-street, Richmond, was found last night in the Yarra, near Burnley. Mr. Barling had been missing since February 25.
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