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BARNES, Arthur William

Service Numbers:	687, 20306
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	1st Field Company Engineers
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, August 1894
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Canungra, Queensland, Australia, 2 July 1966, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Creswick Public Cemetery Wall, Row, Grave 87
Memorials:	Ballarat Smeaton State School No 552 Roll of Honor, Smeaton District Great War Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 687, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 687, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 687, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''

World War 2 Service

2 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 20306, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF, Melbourne, Vic.

World War 1 Service

16 Nov 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 20306, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Nov 1917:	Embarked Sapper, 20306, 1st Field Company Engineers, SS Canberra, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John BARNES and Elizabeth Agnes nee WHATMORE.

Arthur married Eulaie Kathleen Williams in 1921