Charles Howard Barnett (SN 4732) was a 24 year old butcher from Young Street Ballarat when he enlisted on July 15th 1915. He trained first with the 14th Depot Battalion at Ballarat before transferring to the 8th Battalion at Broadmeadows. On March 7th 1916 he embarked from Melbourne on the Wiltshire. In June he moved to France with the 60th Battalion, then, on January 1st 1917 he transferred to the 58th Battalion with whom he served out the war. In July 1917 he was hospitalised for a short time suffering from a sprained ankle, but on August 9th 1918 he was wounded in action, suffering a gunshot wound to the chest. He was evacuated to hospital in England before being repatriated to Australia. He returned aboard the Argyllshire, disembarking on February 1st 1919. He died in May 1973 at the age of 82.