Thomas BARNES

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Service Number:	1714
Enlisted:	31 December 1914, Creswick, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Smeaton, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Smeaton State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 23, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

31 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1714, 6th Infantry Battalion, Creswick, Vic.
13 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1714, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1714, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
27 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1714, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1714, 6th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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Pte 1714 Thomas Barnes was killed in action on 7 August 1915 during the attack on Turkish positions at German Officer's Trench.

He had originally joined the Battalion on Gallipoli on 27 May as a replacement for the men lost at Krithia earlier in May.