Allen James (aka Sidney McGOWAN) BARBY

BARBY, Allen James (aka Sidney McGOWAN)

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
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World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10642, Melbourne, Victoria
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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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Allen James Barby was my grandfather he changed his name to Sidney McGowan after the 1st World War. - Gordon McGowan