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BARRIE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5036 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Congupna, Victoria, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Helensburgh, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helensburgh Workers' Club Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5036, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5036, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5036, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5036, 1st Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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"...5036 Private William Barrie, 1st Battalion, of Helensburgh North, NSW... A miner prior to enlisting on 15 December 1915, Pte Barrie embarked with the 16th Reinforcements from Sydney on board SS Makarini on 1 April 1916. Pte Barrie was killed in action while taking part in an attack on a German pillbox at Broodseinde, Belgium, on 4 October 1917. He was 40 years of age..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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