Local Heroes WW1

BARLOW, Vere Walter Thomas

(Pte) Vere Walter Thomas Barlow

Private Vere Walter Thomas Barlow 5035, a Painter from Semaphore, South Australia, prior to enlistment 15 November 1915 aged 24, he embarked with the10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916. He served with the Australian Army Medical Corps.

 

Regimental number 5035
Religion Methodist
Occupation Painter
Address Semaphore, South Australia
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 24
Next of kin Brother, R A Barlow, Police Station, Semaphore, South Australia
Enlistment date 17-Nov-15
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 17-Nov-15
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/27/4
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll 5036
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Army Medical Corps
Fate Discharged 30 September 1919