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BARRETT, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2140 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2140, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2140, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2140, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Enlisted 6 June 1915, sailed 10 days later for Gallipoli. Just over 2 months from joining up in Australia to getting blown up at Anzac Cove.
Joined 4th Bn, Gallipoli, 4 August 1915.
Wounded in action, 19 August 1915 (bomb wound, right ankle), admitted to hospital, Egypt 24 August 1915; transferred to England, 15 September 1915, and admitted to 5th London General Hospital, St Thomas's, 24 September 1915.
Returned to Australia from Portland (amputated leg; prothesis fitted), 8 May 1916.