Archibald Charles BARTON

BARTON, Archibald Charles

Service Number: 1937
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: South Australian Garden of Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

6 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1937, 9th Light Horse Regiment
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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Biography 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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