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John Francis BARRY

Regimental number358
Place of birthYarrawonga, Victoria
SchoolCatholic School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPrinter
AddressYarrawonga, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 8"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinHelen Stancliffe, Yarrawonga, Victoria
Previous military serviceYarrawonga Rifle Club
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentYarrawonga, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWounded at Gallipoli; buried in Egypt after dying at 15 General Hospital, Alexandria.
FateDied of wounds 11 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death11 May 1915
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row H. Grave No. 78), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James John and Ellen R. BARRY, Yarrawonga, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARRY John Francis

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