BARTON, Archibald Charles
| Service Number: | 1937 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warracknabeal, Vic., February 1881 |
| Home Town: | Keswick, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | South Australia, 14 April 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Wall 110 G002 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1937, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 1937, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 1937, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 1937, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1937 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Archibald Charles Barton was a Private in the 9th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement unit He was born at in Warracknabeal, Victoria February 1881. Archibald’s religion was Methodist he lived with his mother Jessie Barton, Before enlisting for the war he was a stockman.
Archibald enlisted on the 6th of September 1915 at Bay Road, Keswick, South Australia. He embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 10 February 1916 to Egypt for training.
On the 4/10/17 he was promoted to Bombardier then to Temporary Corporal then Corporal. He continued through the ranks promoted to Temporary Sergeant 3/10/17 then to sergeant 31/1/18. He was wounded on the 9/8/18 with a shrapnel wound to the scalp during the battle of Amiens.
Archibald Charles Barton returned to Australia on 22 May 1919.
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