BARLING, Alfred Clement
| Service Numbers: | 779, Q228345, Q228435 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, Hobart, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia, 30 April 1898 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Charles Street State School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Murgon, Queensland, Australia, 14 April 1957, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Murgon Cemetery, Qld Presbyterian, Line 5, #654 |
| Memorials: | Launceston Chalmers Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Launceston Charles Street State School Great War Honour Roll, Murgon Shire Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 779, 40th Infantry Battalion, Hobart, Tas. | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 779, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 5 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major | |
| 16 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, Reverts to rank of Sergeant | |
| 27 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 779, 40th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia | |
| 21 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 40th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jun 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q228345, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 6 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q228345, 9th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 22 Jun 1942: | Involvement Private, Q228435, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
| 22 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q228435, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD) | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q228435, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD) | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q228345, 9th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Alfred appears to have moved to the Murgon area around 1920. Married Annie Ellen Beatrice BARLING nee ALEXANDER in 1920.
Biography contributed by Liz Williamson
Alfred was born in 1888 in Latrobe near Launceston, TAS to Alfred and Isabella Barling. He was the eldest of five children and worked as a teamster. He enlisted in the army at Claremont, TAS on the 29th March 1916, where his reported age was 27 years and 11 months.
Private Barling departed Hobart on board HMAT A35 Berrima on the 1st July 1916 with the 40th Battalion (D Company) as part of the 10th Brigade with a rank of Private however during his service rose through the ranks to Sergeant.
He returned to Australia on the 27th May 1919 and was discharged on the 19th September 1919 He was issued the 1914/1915 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal.
In 1920, he married Annie Ellen Beatrice Alexander in Queensland and had two children.
The Will of his father dated 1928 notes Alfred as a contractor at Yarraman Ck Qld.
At the age of 44 years old, Alfred re-enlisted into the army on 6th June 1942 at Yarraman, QLD and served in the 9th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps in Queensland where he did part-time duty until October 1945.
Alfred passed away in 1957 aged 68 years old and is buried with his wife in the Murgon Cemetery, Queensland.
He is listed on the honour roll at the Charles Street State School in South Launceston, TAS
Alfred's portrait was featured in Tasmania's Weekly Courier newspaper on the 3rd May 1917, Insert 5
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