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BARRETT, William John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5191 |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1912 |
Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Swan (I) |
Born: | Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom, 29 December 1885 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Leading Stoker |
Died: | Suicide (Poison), St. Peters, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 May 1919, aged 33 years |
Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium C.E. 4. 372., Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 1) |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
1 Jul 1912: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 5191, HMAS Swan (I) |
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World War 2 Service
1 Jul 1912: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 5191 | |
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25 May 1919: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 5191 |
World War 1 Service
Date unknown: | Involvement Leading Stoker, 5191, HMAS Swan (I) |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William John BARRETT was born in Battersea, London on 29th December, 1885 - his Mother was Annie BARRETT
He enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 1st July, 1912 - he was a Leading Stoker on the HMAS Swan (1)
William died from lysol poisoning on 25th May, 1919 in Sydney and is buried in Rookwood Cemetery (see link for newspaper article)