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Edward Harcourt BARRETT

Regimental number2381
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Address26 West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Barrett, St. George's Terrace, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years 2 months in the Citizen Military Forces, Western Australia.
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameAustralian Reserve Park 1, Company 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Service Corps Motor Transport
FateReturned to Australia 28 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date11 January 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, England

Found guilty, 21 June 1915, of being absent without leave, 7 pm, 19 June, to 5 am, 21 June 1915: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 9 days' pay.

Matrched out to Overseas Base, 7 August 1915.

Found guilty, 18 August 1915, of (1) being absent from duty from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm; (2) failing to report from picquet duty: awarded 120 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 1 day's pay.

Transferred to 4th Division Train, Alexandria, 3 March 1916.

Taken on strength, 26th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 1 March 1916.

Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 22 March 1916 (injured leg); discharged to duty, 29 March 1916.

Found guilty, 12 April 1916, of ill treating a native: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2.

Found guilty, 4 May 1916, of refusing to obey the order of an NCO in that he refused to transport a latrine seat when ordered to do so; also using obscene language: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Temporarily attached for duty to 14th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, 12 May 1916.

Proceeded to England (date not recorded).

Found guilty, Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Bulford, 25 June 1916, of smoking on parade, 23 June 1916: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2.

Married Ethel Mary BATEMAN, spinster, aged 28, St James Anglican Church, Hatcham, 19 October 1916.

Found guilty, 28 December 1916, of leaving stables without permission, 27 December 1916, and being absent from 0630 parade, 28 December 1916: awarded 4 days' confined to barracks.

Marched in to Training Depot, No 4 Camp, 19 January 1917.

Found guilty, 6 March 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from Tattoo, 29 January 1917, until apprehended at 1815, 6 March 1917; (2) neglecting to obey Routine Order re Bounds: awarded 28 days' Fiekld Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 66 days' pay (£19.16.0).

Marched out to Devizes Detention Barracks, 14 March 1917.

Released from Detention Barracks, 31 March 1917; marched in to AASC Training Depot, Parkhouse, from detention, 2 April 1917.

Transferred to 5th Bn, 23 April 1917.

Declared an illegal absentee, 5 June 1917.

Tried by District Court Martial, Larkhill, 3 August 1917, on charge of being absent without leave, 25 April-10 July 1917; pleaded 'Guilty'; found 'Guilty': awarded 110 days' detention, and forfeited 210 days' pay.

Admitted to Woking Detention Barracks, 14 August 1917.

Unexpired portion of sentence (17 days) remitted as from 3 November 1917, and released from Detention Barracks.

Marched out to 1st Training Brigade Headquarters, 7 December 1917.

Retransferred to 10th Company, AASC, 25 July 1918.

Taken on strength, Australian Motor Transport Section, Chelsea, 28 August 1918, and mustered as Motor Cyclist (Private) at own request.

Granted 75 days' leave with pay, 13 January 1919 (Special Leave 1914).

Reinstated to rank of Driver as from 28 August 1918, February 1919.

Attached for duty to Demobilisation Section, AIF Headquarters, London, 10 March 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley' with wife and one child, 28 September 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 4 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 11 January 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 September 1948
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARRETT Edward Harcourt

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