Harry BARLOW

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Service Number:	2779
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Lower Acacia Creek, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel 29 No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Warwick War Memorial

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Toowoomba, Queensland
1 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2779, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2779, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2779, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2779 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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49 Battalion

Rank - Private

1 January 1916 to Aux. Hospital - mumps

4 March 1916 transferred to 49 Battalion

5 June 1916 Proceed to join B.E.F. from Alexandria

12 June 1916 Disembarkedat Marseilles

6 January 1917 Detached ot Pack transport

17 February 1917 Rejoined unit

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Harry and Annie Barlow, of Lower Acacia Creek, New South Wales. Native of Rivertree, New South Wales.