Sydney Harry BARNARD

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BARNARD, Sydney Harry

Service Number:	6762
Enlisted:	16 June 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Adelaide, South Australia, 19 October 1879
Home Town:	Malvern, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1918, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide North Adelaide Cycling Club Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jewish Community of South Australia Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Victorian Jewish War Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6762, Melbourne, Victoria
30 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6762, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6762, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne
3 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6762, 48th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France)

Obituary

The Advertiser Monday 20 May 1918 page 6

Acting Sergeant S H BARNARD, fourth son of Mr. S Barnard, of Fisher-street. Malvern, was killed in action on May 3. He was well known in Adelaide and prior to enlisting held a responsible, position in the Implement Company of North Terrace, and was on the committee of the Commercial Travellers' Club. In his last letter to his father Sergeant Barnard stated that he had passed all his examinations for a commission.

Submitted 26 January 2016 by Faithe Jones

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Biography

Son of Simeon BARNARD and Jannetta nee LEE

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