Arthur Dallas BARNIER

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BARNIER, Arthur Dallas

Service Number:	3472
Enlisted:	29 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kingswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Petersham State School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Wharf Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, France, 28 September 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

29 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3472, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3472, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3472, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 20th Battalion to the 56th Battalion at Ferry Post
28 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 3472, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3472 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-28

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Alfred Hatton Barnier and Eveline Barnier of 'Comantagh' O'Brien Street, Bondi, NSW; brother of Albert Barnier MM served with the 17th Battalion

Arthur was killed while en route to the dressing station

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

10 June 1920 - His mother wrote to Base Records stating that Arthur had a block of land which she wished to transfer the land title into her name but the Lands Title Office was refusing to do so without confirmation from Base Reords that Arthur was actually deceased

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