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BARNES, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX38371 |
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Enlisted: | 29 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia , 9 May 1918 |
Home Town: | Bolton, Swan Hill, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Presumed to be dead, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Column 3, Ambon Memorial, Maluku, Indonesia. |
Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX38371 | |
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29 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX38371 | |
11 Aug 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
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