Thomas Albert Barnes

He was the son of Edward and Martha Barnes and the brother of Willie, Arthur and Clarice Barnes. In 1901 they lived at 8 Woodville Terrace, Bloomsgrove Street Radford Nottingham. He was the adopted son of Joseph and Annie Alice Sinfield, of 'The Oaks', Dumaress Street Gordon, New South Wales.

He was a gardener upon enlistment.

2nd Bn Thomas Albert Barnes (alias Bernard Thomas Sinfield), enlisted on 23rd August 1914 in Australia. He had completed eight years previous military service in the Royal Navy. He is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial.

Death notice published 6th July 1915 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “BARNES. – Killed in action, Private T. A. Barnes, 2nd Battalion Australian Imperial Forces. He's gone to heaven to abide; to rest by his mother's side. Gone from our sight, not from our hearts; we shall meet again where no one parts. Dad, sister, and brothers.” In memoriam published 25th April 1917 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “BARNES. – In loving memory of Private Thomas A. Barnes, Australian Imperial Forces, killed in action April 25th, 1915. To live in hearts of those we loved is not to die. – Dad, sister, and brothers.” In memoriam published 25th April 1919 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “BARNES. – In affectionate remembrance of Pte. T. A. Barnes (Tom), 2nd Batt. A.I.F. (late H.M.A.S. Australia), killed in action at the Dardanelles, April 25th, 1915. The sweetest bloom from the bunch was picked. – Loving dad, sister, and brothers.” Notices courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918