Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Frank Launsley Barns
Frank Launsley Barns's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Frank Launsley Barns
Service number: 3473
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 22 October 1918
Cause of death: Died of pneumonia
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 7 Port Said War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BARNS, Tpr. Frank Launsley, 3473. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Died of pneumonia 22nd Oct., 1918. Age 27. Son of Frederick and Dorothea Barns; husband of May Ellison Barns, of Streaky Bay, South Australia. Native of Streaky Bay. H. 15.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Frank Launsley Barns's grave at Port Said.
A brief military biography of Frank Launsley Barns from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 3473 |
| School | Streaky Bay Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Streaky Bay, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Mary Ellison Barns, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 30 March 1917 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 30 March 1917 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 30th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 2 November 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia, 14 AGH, Port Said, Egypt. |
| Fate | Died of disease 22 October 1918 |
| Place of death or wounding | Port Said, Egypt |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 15), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Dorothea BARNS, husband of May Ellison BARNS, Streaky Bay, South Australia. Native of Streaky Bay |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, Frank Launsley Barns
