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BARTON, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 115 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sevenoaks, Braested, Kent, England, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Anglo French College, Hampsted, London, England |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Illness - Bronchial Pneumonia, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 23 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 59 Headstone inscription reads: At rest from his loving wife and child, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nyah Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 115, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 115, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 115, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 36 years
Son of William Walter Barton and Elizabeth Anne Barton. husband of Mildred Barton of The Cottage, Braunston, Oakham, Rutland formerly of Ramorne, Ladybank, Fife, Scotland
Father of Phyllis Henderson Barton
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal