| Regimental number | 2825 |
| Place of birth | Kerang, Victoria |
| School | Gannawarrah State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Police constable |
| Address | PO Gannawarra, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 176 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, G Barnett, PO Gannawarra, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column No 3 Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | His father had served in the Crimean War. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 24.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 1), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Elizabeth BARNETT, 25 Rockbrook Road, St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Native of Cohuna |
| Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 255 Pte Robert MARTIN, 8th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 April 1915. Found guilty, Alexandria, 29 July 1915, of committing an offence against the person of an inhabitant of the country in which he was serving: awarded 30 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 10 September 1915 (sandfly fever); discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 19 September 1915. Transferred to 5th Divisional Artillery, Tel-el-Kebir, 14 March 1916. Taken on strength 114th Battery, 25th Howitzer Brigade, Moascar, 1 April 1916. Promoted Temporary Bombardier, 1 April 1916. To be Corporal, 20 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 June 1916. Transferred to 115th Battery, 25th Howitzer Brigade, 7 July 1916. Reprimanded, 17 January 1917, for wilfully illtreating a horse of which he had charge on 12 January 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 18 January 1917. Admitted to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 16 February 1917 (venereal disease); discharged to Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, 13 March 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 25 days. Marched out to 5th Divisional Artillery, 23 March 1917; rejoined 115th battery, 25 March 1917. Transferred to 6th (Army) Field Artillery Brigade, 3 April 1917; taken on strength and posted to 106th Battery, 3 April 1917. Wounded in action, 11 June 1917; admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 June 1916; died of wounds, 11 June 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BARNETT George William |
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