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BARRETT, Ralph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1410 |
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Enlisted: | 10 September 1914 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, November 1886 |
Home Town: | Berringa, Golden Plains, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 25 September 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney, NSW Liverpool Cemetery and Crematorium in Plot: Ang H, Section: 2, Grave 166 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1410, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1410, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1410, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
12 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
24 Feb 1916: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli, For conspicuous gallantry on the 6th and 7th August, 1915, and 10th August, 1915, at Chunuk Bair (Dardanelles). During the advance, and later, when the trenches were congested with dead and wounded, he made continual journeys across open ground under very heavy shell and rifle fire to bring up ammunition. His courage and devotion to duty throughout a critical period exercised the greatest influence over the troops holding that section of the trenches, and assisted to restore confidence.' | |
16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
6 Apr 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Recommended August 1915 | |
17 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
29 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Engineers | |
22 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1410, 4th Pioneer Battalion, MD 3rd |
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