James Walter BARNES MM

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Service Numbers:	2043, 2043A
Enlisted:	5 May 1916, Ballarat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nhill, Victoria, 1898
Home Town:	Nhill, Hindmarsh, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Compositor
Died:	Natural causes, Geelong, Victoria, 8 October 1964
Cemetery:	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Plot: EAS-BAP-01-807-65
Memorials:

5 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2043, Ballarat, Victoria
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2043, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2043, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
6 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion
14 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion
9 May 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", "At MARETT WOOD near ALBERT ...for gallant conduct and devotion to duty in connection with the maintenance of communications...'
6 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2043A, 39th Infantry Battalion

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