Military History

Embarked Fremantle per HMAT A8 ‘Argyllshire’ for Suez 19.4.1915.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 16th Infantry Battalion.
Barlow disembarked in Egypt. His Battalion entrained to Alexandria and joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. They embarked at Alexandria for Gallipoli 2.6.1915. Barlow was hospitalised with Influenza 13.7.1915. He was later hospitalized with asthma 28.7.1915. Barlow was listed as a casualty with condition unknown (The Sun- Kalgoorlie 19.9.1915 p6) He was transferred to England by Hospital Ship 26.8.1915. On discharge from hospital he marched in to Monto Video, Weymouth 21.10.1915. Barlow rejoined his unit in Egypt 25.6.1916. The 16th Battalion was combined with new reinforcements and became the 48th Battalion. Barlow proceeded with the 48th Battalion to Alexandria, where they joined the British Expeditionary Force. He embarked for Marseilles, France 2.6.1916. Barlow proceeded to the Battalion Depot where he was appointed Driver. The 48th Battalion fought at Pozieres in August 1917 and suffered 598 casualties. Barlow was wounded in action and admitted to hospital with abrasions and minor wounds 26.8.1916. He continued to fight in the trenches and was admitted to hospital with pneumonia 14.3.1917. He was invalided to England by Hospital Ship. Whilst in England he was AWOL (away without leave) on 5 occasions resulting in him being Court Martialled. He was held in confinement and then discharged as permanently unfit for service 9.1.1918. He remained in England.
Embarkation N/A as he remained in UK.
Discharged 9.1.1918
Medical Condition Permanently unfit for service.
Final Rank Driver, 48th Battalion.
Medical Condition Unfit for Service.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos Barlow Joseph. Photograph Sunday Times 10.10.1915 p1
             Troops being towed ashore at Gallipoli April 1915. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM A02781
             Ruined gardens at Pozieres 1916. Official British War photograph, photograph source AWM EZ0097

Information Source
AWM A02781. Troops being towed ashore at Gallipoli April 1915. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM EZ0097. Ruined gardens at Pozieres 1916. Official British War Photograph, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- Joseph Barlow
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455 Barlow J
The Sun -Kalgoorlie
Sunday Times
Wise, H. and Co. Western Australian Post Office Directories

James Street, Guildford, WA.

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