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BARNETT, Kenneth Knight
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 184 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney |
| Occupation: | Surveyor Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 11, Row E, Grave 22 Chaplain E. McAuliffe officiated Headstone inscription reads: Ready at the first call, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour, Richmond University of Western Sydney WW1 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 184, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 12 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, Promoted prior to embarking for overseas | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 184, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 184, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 184, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Date of wounding was between 25-29 April 1915 and was invalided to Heliopolis for wound to the thigh |
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Son of Arthur Nelson Barnett and Ada Hargrave Barnett of 'Yarradale', Fordholm Road, Hawthorne, Victoria formerly of 41 The Crescent, Manly, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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