William John BARNES

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Service Number:	16870
Enlisted:	3 April 1916, Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Australian General Hospital
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Smallpox, Egypt, 12 April 1919, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row P, Grave 10,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll

3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney
10 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16870, Camel Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
10 May 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 16870, Camel Field Ambulance, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne
19 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Australian General Hospital
12 Apr 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16870, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 16870 awm_unit: No. 14 Australian General Hospital awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-04-12

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