Regimental number | 2186 |
Place of birth | Koonwarra, Victoria |
School | Leongatha State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Toora, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Rose Barratt, Toora, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Chaplain, 5th Battalion, wrote: Barratt was killed by a long range artillery shell as he and others were leaving the lines for the billets. He was wounded in the legs and one arm, and subsequently died after giving the chaplain his mother's address in Australia. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 42 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary Rose BARRATT, 57 St. George's Road, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia. Born at Toora, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |