BARTON, Harold Hindmarsh
| Service Number: | 667 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1899 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | New South Wales Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, 22 November 1878 |
| Home Town: | Bourke, Bourke, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Stock & Station Agent |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 June 1960, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 12 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 667, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Harold Hindmarsh BARTON was born on 22nd November, 1878 in Bourke, NSW
His parents were Edmund Butcher BARTON & Ellen (Nellie) Catherine MORRIS who married on 23rd March, 1876 in Bogan River, Chartlon Station, NSW
He served during the Boer War as a Private with the NSW Imperial Bushmen
He married Ethel Louise TAYLOR on 25th April, 1905 in Orange, NSW
Harold died in Brisbane on 28th June 1960 & was cremated at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium
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He was awarded the Queens South Africa Medal with 5 clasps
On the National Archives it stated he was a Serviceman during WW1 but no record can be found - it is possible he served under another name due to his age
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