| Regimental number | 76 |
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 23 Otter Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 151 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Barrett, 23 Otter Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Royal Australian Navy, and in Garrison Artillery. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Place of burial | Coburg Cemetery (Plot D, Row 9, Grave No. 253), Victoria |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Alfred BARRETT |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Admitted to HS 'Clacton', Dardanelles, 29 July 1915 (gonorrhoea); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 29 July 1915; to Egypt, 3 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 6 August 1915, and admitted to D.B. 1 Hospital, Abbassia, 6 August 1915 (debility and venereal disease); discharged to details, 7 August 1915; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 10 days. Marched into Detention Barracks, Cairo, 17 August 1915; released (sentence expired), 23 August 1915. Marched into 2nd Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 September 1915. Marched out Overseas Base, 28 January 1916, and proceeded to 7th Bn. To Tel el Kebir, 5 March 1916. Attached to Garrison Headquarters for duty, 17 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 2 August 1916. Marched into No 3 Camp, Perham Downs, England, 7 September 1916. Admitted to Tidworth Hospital, 26 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916; marched into 1st Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 22 December 1916. Proceeded to unit, 14 April 1917; rejoined 7th Bn, 18 April 1917. Wounded in action, 20 September 1917; admitted to No 6 Field Ambulance, 20 September 1917 (gunshot wound, abdomen); transferred to No 10 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 September 1917; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, 28 September 1917; to No 35 General Hospital, 12 October 1917; to England, 18 October 1917; to Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, 19 October 1917 (gunshot wound, abdomen, severe); to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 16 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 16 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918; discharged Sydney (medically unfit, gunshot wound, abdomen, and dysentery), 11 April 1918. Died, 11th Australian General Hospital, 20 December 1918 (right heart failure, chronic dysentery). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BARRETT Edward |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
