Regimental number | 122 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C F Barry, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, South African (Boer) War. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Name given on memorial as Lawrence DuBois BARRY. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 June 1915. Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (bullet wound, left wrist); admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Ghezireh, 11 August 1915; transferred to No 2 Australian Convalescent Depot, Heliopolis, 11 August 1915; discharged to Base Details, 11 December 1915. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 29 June 1916 (old injury, left wrist); transferred to 3rd General Hospital, Abbassia, 30 June 1916; to Montazah Convalescent Home, 9 July 1916; discharged to duty, 24 July 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 August 1916; disembarked England (date not recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 22 September 1916; rejoined 13th Bn, in the field, Belgium, 4 October 1916. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 7 January 1917 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 January 1917; to 51st General Hospital, Rouen, 19 January 1917; discharged to Base Details, Etaples, 13 March 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 66 days. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 24 March 1917 (old wound, left wrist); transferred to England, 30 March 1917, and marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 4 May 1917; arrived Melbourne, 5 July 1917, for for overland travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 15 August 1917. War service: 2 years 309 days (of which 2 years 202 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 54 |
Place of burial | Roma Cemetery, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARRY Lawrence Du Bais |