Archie Barwick

Early life Barwick was born at Colebrook, Monmouth County (now known as Southern Midlands Council), Tasmania, on 7 March 1890, to George Arthur Sturgeon Barwick and Elizabeth Ann Barwick. where the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps launched an amphibious assault and established a foothold on the Gallipoli peninsula. The battalion then fought in the battle of Broodseinde on 4 October, Len enlisted at Liverpool, New South Wales, on 26 October 1914 and served mostly in the 1st Battalion, alongside Archie. and served mostly in the 12th Battalion. After training in England, Stan was sent to the 1st Australian Division Base Depot at Etaples, France, on 11 April 1917, where he was reunited with his brother Archie recovering from his second wound. Stan was killed in action near Remus Wood, Belgium, on 8 October 1917. He was commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.

Honours Barwick was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre on 19 January 1918, receiving notification on 5 February. He was presented with his medal in England on 13 September 1918.

Diary Barwick wrote 16 diaries documenting his war service, approximately 400,000 words in total. however he sometimes wrote entries later or from notes. His diaries are noted for their detailed description of his experiences and for their style, which has been described as similar to the Boys' Own publications.

An abridged edition of approximately 133,000 words was published in 2013.

Post-war life After his return from the war, a welcome party was held for him at Woolbrook, Walcha Shire, New South Wales, on 3 May 1919. He lived for some time in Tasmania before returning to New England.

Barwick married Mona Carroll in 1930. The couple had three children, John, Judy and Tim, and lived on the property Rooya, Abington Creek, near Armidale, New South Wales. He was a justice of the peace.

When invasion by Japan was feared in the Second World War, Barwick was placed in charge of the local Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC).

Barwick died on 28 January 1966 at Uralla, New South Wales.

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