2486 Charles Edward BARTON

Date of enlistment	9^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action Hospitalised sick twice Field General / District Court Martial on four occasions leading to a 15 year prison sentence

Summary of Private Barton’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
28^th July 1919	Australia	Discharged
27^th July 1919	Australia	Disembarked Port Darwin
12^th June 1919	England	Return to Australia on Port Darwin
3^rd May 1919	England	Admitted to HMP Portland
27^th December 1918	France	Proceed to England on HT Londonderry as a soldier under sentence
16^th October 1918	France	Admitted to No.7 Military Prison Les Attaques
11^th September 1918	France	Field General Court Martial: Desertion from the reserve line on 12^th July until apprehended by the Military Police on 21^st July. Award 15 years Penal Servitude.
23^rd June 1918	France	Field General Court Martial: Desertion from the front line on 10^th June until apprehended by the Military Police on 11^th June. Award 5 years Penal Servitude. Sentence suspended
17^th May 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
16^th April 1918	France	Discharged to AIBD and Base Duties
9^th April 1918	France	To 24^th General Hospital, Etaples sick
22^nd March 1918	France	Absent without leave for 5 days. Forfeiture of 15 days pay
8^th March 1918	France	Overstaying leave in Boulogne by 5 days. Forfeiture of 11 days pay
27^th January 1918	Belgium	Re-joined Battalion
11^th January 1918	France	Marched in to AIBD
10^th January 1918	England	Unexpired portion of the sentence is remitted. Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton
4^th January 1918	England	Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill
23^rd November 1917	England	Committed to Lewes Prison
15^th October 1917	England	District Court Martial: Absent without leave for 3 ½ months. Award 9 months detention and forfeiture of 411 days pay
25^th September 1917	England	Marched in to 6^th Training Brigade, Rollestone
22^nd September 1917	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
28^th May 1917	England	Absent without leave for 1 day. Award 2 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 5 days pay
19^th March 1917	England	Transferred to Parkhouse
3^rd March 1917	England	Sick to Bulford Hospital
27^th February 1917	England	District Court Martial: Absent without leave for 10 weeks until apprehended. Award 90 days detention and forfeiture of 199 days pay
2^nd November 1916	England	Absent without leave for 14 days. Award 10 days detention and forfeiture of 24 days pay
2^nd October 1916	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down from hospital, and granted furlough
1^st September 1916	England	Admitted to 5^th Northern General Hospital
31^st August 1916	France	Embarked from Boulogne on Hs St.David for England
30^th August 1916	France	Admitted to 3^rd Canadian General Hospital Boulogne
29^th August 1916	France	Wounded – Gunshot Wound leg, admitted to 3 CCS
10^th June 1916	France	Drunkenness. Award 14 days FP#2
4^th June 1916	France	Absent without leave from fatigue. Award 10 days FP#2
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
4^th December 1915	Egypt	Drunkenness and absent from parade. Award 168 hours detention
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
20^th September 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
12^th August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 29^th Battalion
21^st July 1915	Australia	Marched into 60 Company Depot Seymour