Edwin BARNES

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Service Number:	53894
Enlisted:	24 April 1917, Place of enlistment - Hamilton, New Zealand
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Battalion (New Zealand Army)
Born:	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, 26 December 1890
Home Town:	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Te Aroha, Auckland, New Zealand, June 1953, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

24 Apr 1917:	Enlisted Private, 53894, Place of enlistment - Hamilton, New Zealand
14 Jul 1917:	Embarked Private, 53894, Embarked on HMNZ 'T89' Waitemata. On the voyage to England Private Barnes over stayed his leave at Capetown and was transshipped on HM Norman
8 Jun 1918:	Transferred Private, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Battalion (New Zealand Army)
15 Jan 1920:	Embarked Private, 53894, Embarked on S.S. Athenic for New Zealand
24 Apr 1920:	Discharged Private, 53894, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Battalion (New Zealand Army)

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Son of Mr John and Mrs Margaret (nee Dial) Barnes.

Brother of

2872 Private John Barnes - 51st Battalion killed in action France 3rd September 1916 (1882);
4269 Sapper Thomas Barnes - 3rd Tunnelling Company killed in action France 31st July 1918 (1884);
40481 Private Harry Leslie Barnes - 3rd A.I.R. (New Zealand Forces) returned (1886);
565 Private George Barnes - 7th Battalion killed in action Shrapnel Alley, Gallipoli 26th May 1915 (1891) and
1201 Private Herbert Barnes - 5th Battalion killed in action Gallipoli 14th August 1915 (1893).

Step Brother of

1001 Sergeant Joseph Fullwood (MM) - 3rd Tunnelling Company returned (1871) and
3059 Private Peter Fullwood - 28th Battalion died prior embarkation in WA 26th December 1915 (1873).