William Henry BARNES

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Service Number:	5037
Enlisted:	27 December 1915, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dublin, South Australia, 22 March 1883
Home Town:	Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling:	Thebarton Public School
Occupation:	Sawyer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 7 May 1917, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

27 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide
25 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5037, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5037, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide
7 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5037, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5037 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-07
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Son of Edward David BARNES and Isabella nee HUNT

Husband of E G Barnes, 6 Weare Street, Thebarton, South Australia

Served 6yrs in the Citizen Military Forces.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal