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BARRETT, Bertie Gerald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 916 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Binnum, SA, 3 January 1880 |
Home Town: | Frances, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Selector |
Died: | Killed in Action, Sinai Peninsula, Palestine, 7 August 1916, aged 36 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frances War Memorial, Jerusalem Memorial, Kupunn HB1, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 916, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 916, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 916, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 916 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 | |
Date unknown: | Wounded 916, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
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Son of Daneil BARRETT and Mary Elizabeth Jane nee SMITH
Enlisted 10 March 1915 in Dalby, Qld.
Served in Gallipoli and Egypt