BARRY, Benjamin John
| Service Number: | 7033 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia, 23 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 22 June 1974, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) R S W 14 B/158 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 7033, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 7033, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney |
Benjamin(Jack)John Barry
Benjamin John Barry
Ben known as Jack was born at 23 April 1893 at Emmaville, near Glen Innes, his parents were Benjamin( Ben) & Bridget Barry nee Davis.
Jack was the eldest of twelve children. Jack & his father had a blacksmith shop together.
Jack married Ellen Larsen 9th June 1920 at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Waterloo NSW.
They had five children-Mary, Lois, William(Bill), Lora & Carmel
William served in WW2, as did the daughters husbands.
Jack enlisted for WW1 at 19/9/1917 at Inverell NSW
His unit was 21st reinforcements 18 Battalion. Australian Imperial Expeditionary Forces
Unit number-7033
He was 21 yrs & 4mths,
Occupation-a Farrier.
Marital status-Single
Religion- Roman Catholic
Next of Kin- Mother Mrs Bridget Barry, West Wallsend.
Jacks address was Byron St. Inverell.
He embarked from Sydney H.M.A.T “Ulysses” 19/12/1917 to London 19/21918 as a Private.
10/2/1918 promoted to A/L/Cpl
30/5/1918- Wounded in action-gassed
9/8/1918- wounded 2nd occasion G.S.W. both thighs
2/12/1918 discharged from hospital to No. 2CD GSW right knee
Discharged- Medical Unfitness( not due to misconduct.)
Discharged confirmed at Sydney 1st January 1920
From Trove-
Mr. P. Davis, of Byron-street, Inverell, received word that his nephew, Pte. Jack Barry, has been gassed and classed as wounded. The injured soldier left Sydney, December, 1917, and apparently was sent to the firing line with very little delay.
Jack started work in the mines after the war but his lungs were too bad from being gassed.
Benjamin (Jack) John Barry was Granted Competency to be a Locomotive Fireman 29th April 1925.
Submitted 10 March 2026 by Kerry Hockey
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