BARNES V.E.

BARNES V.E.

Given Names: Victor Earl

Service Number: 3242

Unit: 14th Battalion, 11th reinforcements

Rank: Private

Paybook Number: 46427

Age: 24 Yrs 4 Mths

Occupation: Painter

Marital Status: Single

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 8½ In

Weight: 161 Lbs

Chest: 35-37 In

Hair: Dark Brown

Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 8/7/1915

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: FATHER Josiah Earl Barnes

28 Gladstone Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 11/10/1915

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Zealandia

Embarked: 3/7/1919

Disembarked: 23/8/1919

Unit: 46th Battalion

Rank: Private

Discharge Date: 24/10/1919

Place:

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 11533

British War Medal: 22471

Victory Medal: 22337

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1891

Place: Hawthorn, Victoria

Father: Josiah Earl BARNES

Mother: Josephine Ada Emilie BOUILLION

MARRIAGE

Year: 1918

Place: Dorset, England

Spouse: Josephine Maud SAMWAYS

DEATH

Date or Year: 19/4/1927

Place: Diamond Creek, Victoria

Burial: ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Transferred to 46th Battalion 4/3/1916

Wounded in action 7/6/1917; bomb wound, left thigh