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BARRETT, Herbert James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1797 |
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Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Perth |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | South Elmore, Victoria, Australia, 25 December 1885 |
Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Railway Employee - Carpenter |
Died: | Shell blast, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1917, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium VIII. P. 3. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1797, 44th Infantry Battalion, Perth | |
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9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1797, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
9 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1797, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
10 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
8 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 1797, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1797 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 |
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