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BARRETT, George Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2769 |
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Enlisted: | 16 October 1916, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Burraga. Oberon Shire, New South Wales, Australia, 10 May 1892 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot VI, Row 1, Grave 12 Commemorated on The Mareeba War Memorial, Mareeba, Qld |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2769, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. | |
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23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2769, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2769, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2769, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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