| School | Mount Victoria Public School, New South Wales |
| Other training | Stott and Hoare's Business College, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank manager |
| Address | Guthrie Winchcombe Avenue, Haberfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F G Barnett, Guthrie Winchcombe Avenue, Haberfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Twice Mentioned in Despatches. When killed had been Adjutant, 7th Battalion, for two years.Was at the Gallipoli evacuation. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederic James and Elizabeth Caroline BARNETT (Mother also listed as Mrs F.G), The Post Office, Newcastle, New South Wales. Born at Araluen, New South Wales |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |