Charles Grafton BARNES

BARNES, Charles Grafton

Service Number: 159
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: Dyraaba Central , Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia, 24 July 1873
Home Town: Kyogle, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Stockman, Pastoralist
Died: Dyraaba Central, Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia, 17 October 1958, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 159, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 159, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
5 Jul 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 159, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 482 notes he was returned to Australia and discharged 5 Jul 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Charles Grafton Barnes was born on 24 Jul 1873 at Richmond River (probably on the family property homestead Dyraaba Station) near Kyogle, New South Wales, a son to Henry Barnes and Grace Isabella Barnes (nee Hindmarsh).