Regimental number | 2166 |
Place of birth | Withington, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
School | Manchester Grammar School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Mount Street, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R F Barratt, PO Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served with 68th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, during the South African War. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Military District 3 and Military District 6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Awarded Royal Humane Society Medal for saving three lives from drowning in Orange River during South African War. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Zillebeke, near Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery Enclosure No 2 (Plot I, Row F, Grave 23), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Florence BARRATT, husband of Laura M. BARRATT, Yarra Street, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 22223 Edgar BARRATT, Engineering field companies, General Reinforcements, returned to Australia, 28 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |