BARRY, James William
| Service Number: | 2248 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Carrieton, South Australia, 10 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Tarcowie, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Appila State School |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Died of wounds (GSW head), Palestine, 27 April 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel Row D, Grave No. 69, Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Deir El Belah, Israel |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Appila WW1 & WW2 Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Caltowie District WW1 Roll of Honour, Caltowie Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Tarcowie Cheer Up Society to the Soldiers Memorial Hall Roll of Honor, Tarcowie Memorial Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2248, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 28 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2248, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2248, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Adelaide | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2248, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron , Battles of Gaza , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2248 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Squadron awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-27 |
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Born:
Father John Joseph Barry (a mail contractor) and Mother Bridget E Barry, living at Tarcowie, South Australia (native of Appila, SA).
Sister: Annie T C Barry
On enlisting James was 27 yrs 4 mths old; single; 6' 0.5" tall; 154 lbs; fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; single; Roman Catholic.
10/1/1916 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
as a Private in 9th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement
28/4/1916 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A41 Bakara
1/6/1916 taken on strength, into 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt
1/8/1916 transferred to 3rd Light Horse Brigade
1/8/1916 taken on strength, Romani
15/11/1916 transferred to 3rd Ligh Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron
19/4/1917 wounded in action - gun shot wound to head
admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, Shellal
20/4/1917 transferred to 53rd Welsh Casualty Clearing Station, Deir-el-Belah, Palestine
25/4/1917 reported dangerously ill
27/4/1917 died of wounds received in action in Gaza, Palestine, Syria
buried in: Deir El Belah War Cemetery - Grave 180
officiated by: Chaplain H Begeya C.F.
His grave later changed to: Row D, Grave No. 69, Palestine
He is commemorated on the Australian War Memorial, panel 180.
Medals: British War Medal (37991), Victory Medal (37683);
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (322865)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 25/4/1916. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown SA for her information.
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