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BARLING, Hughie Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2583, 2583A |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Albans State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Irondresser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried behind Switch trench, between Flers and Les Boeufs, 2 ½ miles Nth of Combles. D. G. R. E. 9032G., Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong Congregational Church & Sunday School Honor Roll, East Geelong School No 541 Honour Roll, East Geelong War Memorial, Geelong East St Matthew's Church Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2583, Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2583, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2583, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 21 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2583, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Alexandria. H.M.T. 'Ivernia' Disembarked at Marseilles 29/06/1916 | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Involvement 29th Infantry Battalion, K.I.A. in the field Buried behind Switch Trench, between Flers & Les Boeufs. 2.5 miles Nth of Combles D.G.R.E 9032G | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2583A, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2583A awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hughie Stanley BARLING was born in Geelong in 1894
His parents were George BARLING & Mary TOMLINSON
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