William Henry BARNES

BARNES, William Henry

Service Number: VX38371
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX38371
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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