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George William BARRISKILL

Regimental number242
Place of birthMaryborough Queensland
SchoolBrisbane Grammar School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChemist
AddressCSR Office, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinW Barriskill, Bundaberg, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name26th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Quartermaster Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 May 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Date of death27 May 1916
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 111), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Emelia BARRISKILL. Native of Maryborough, Queensland
Family/military connectionsBrother: Captain John Robert BARRISKILL, AIF Headquarters, returned to Australia, 19 August 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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