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BARNES, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 556 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1914, Place of Enlistment, Mitchell, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1) |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mitchell, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Mitchell, Queensland, Australia, 15 September 1960, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mitchell Cemetery, Qld RC, M |
| Memorials: | Mitchell Memorial Walls |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 556, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Place of Enlistment, Mitchell, Queensland. | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 556, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 556, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1) | |
| 23 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1) |
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