Regimental number | 1789 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Northcote State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cabinetmaker |
Address | Northcote, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Janet Lilian Barnett, 20 Westbourne Grove, Northcote, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Abbeville, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 50), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Ebenezer and Jane BARNETT, husband of Jane L. BARNETT, Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia. Native of Northcote, Victoria~ |
Family/military connections | Brother: 61 Pte Stirling Ferguson BARNETT, 6th Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |