Reginald George BARNES

BARNES, Reginald George

Service Number: VX38074
Enlisted: 6 August 1940, Royal Park, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 22 Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshop AAOC
Born: London, England, 2 September 1918
Home Town: Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bookbinder
Died: Illness, Borneo, 7 March 1945, aged 26 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bendigo Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Moonee Ponds Essendon Rowing Club WW2 Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX38074
6 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX38074, 22 Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshop AAOC, Royal Park, Vic.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of George and Annie Margaret Barnes, of Essendon, Victoria.