BARRATT, John Leslie
| Service Number: | 2149 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1916, 4th reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gre Gre Central, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 22 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gre Gre Central, St Arnaud,Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 22 October 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block S, Plot II, Row AA, Grave No. 1, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St. Arnaud Traynors Lagoon & District Roll of Honor WW1, Traynors Lagoon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2149, 46th Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2149, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2149, 46th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
A tough soldier, Jack Barratt was wounded no less than four times in less than two years. The last wounds were mortal, he died after surviving for over a month in hospital.
Proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1916;
Wounded in action, France, 11 April 1917; (shrapnel wound, right arm); rejoined unit, 14 May 1917.
2nd occasion Wounded in action, 18 July 1917 (gassed); rejoined unit, 22 September 1917.
3rd occasion Wounded in action, France, 3 April 1918; (gun shot wound, right forearm) transferred to England, 7 April 1918; rejoined unit, 16 August 1918.
4th occasion Wounded in action 20 September 1918; 20 September 1918 (shrapnel wound, thigh and head); died of wounds, 22 October 1918.
His older brother 778 Private Alfred Herbert Barratt 2nd Australian Pioneers AIF died of wounds 4th October 1917.
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