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BARBY, Allen James
Personal Details
| Other Name: | McGOWAN, Sidney - Name Changed after WW1 |
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| Service Number: | 10642 |
| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Corindahap, Victoria, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Cressy Foxhow State School Roll of Honor, Terang War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10642, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 10642, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 10642, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 10 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, GSW (left arm) | |
| 14 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 10642, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Allen James Barby was my grandfather he changed his name to Sidney McGowan after the 1st World War. - Gordon McGowan
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