Rossitter Alfred BARRETT

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BARRETT, Rossitter Alfred

Service Number:	3031
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery memorial reference: I. F. 10.
Memorials:	Annandale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3031, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3031, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
Date unknown:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 55th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 19 and the son of George and Margaret Barrett, of "Rawene," William St., Annandale, New South Wales.

INSCRIPTION on his wargrave

ROSSITER, NEVER FORGOTTEN BELOVED SON OF MARGARET & GEORGE, BROTHER OF BELLA, VIOLET, EVA & JOHN. RIP.

[He was previously commemorated at VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles. Remains subsequently discovered and identified]

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