Regimental number | 1998 |
Place of birth | Barcaldine, Queensland |
School | West Guildford state School, Western Australia |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | West Guildford, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Next of kin | Brother, William Barry, Lord Street, West Guildford |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | GNR |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 60), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward Blackburn and Mary BARRY, Wokalyn, Western Australia. Native of West Guildford, Western Austalia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Heliopolis, Egypt, 9 March 1916. Transferred to 10th Light Horse Regiment, 12 October 1916; taken on strength, Et Maler, 12 October 1916. Found guilty, 29 October 1916, of being absent without leave from 28 October, to 29 October 1916: awarded 7 days Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 1 days pay. Found guilty, 17 February 1917, of being absent without leave from Reveille, 15 February, to 7.30 pm, 16 February 1917: forfeited a total of 9 days pay. Wounded in action, Palestine, 19 April 1917; admitted to 6th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, 19 April 1917 (gun shot wound, abdomen); transferred to 54th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 April 1917; to Hospital Train, 21 April 1917; to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 22 April 1917; dangerously ill, 23 April 1917; died of wounds, 23 April 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARRY Maurice Joseph |