Russell Dumas BARTON

Birthplace
Adelaide SA
Resided
Toowoomba
Occupation
Labourer
Enlisted
09-September-1915
Place
Toowoomba
Age
34
Status
Married
Service No
18172
Rank
Private
Unit
April 1917 Reinforcements
Embarked
02-August-1917
Place
Sydney
Active Service
Western Front
Highest rank
Driver
Honours and Awards
No
Fate
Returned to Australia
October 1918
Notes

Name on ROH: R.B. BARTON

 

Russell Barton arrived in France via England in March 1918 and transferred to the 11th Field Company Engineers. In July he was hospitalised at Le Treport with myalgia. In August he was transferred to England with ‘Muscular Rheumatism’. He was invalided to Australia in October and discharged in December.