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George Ernest BARRETT

Regimental number2769
Place of birthBurraga New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressEmaford, Cairns, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Mr James Barrett, 155 Victoria Road, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 16 October 1916 and posted to 42nd Bn, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 42nd Bn, 4 August 1917. Wounded Broodseinde, Belgium, 4 October 1917.
FateKilled in Action 12 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Date of death12 August 1918
Age at death26
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row I, Grave 12), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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