Rossiter Alfred (Ross) BARRETT

BARRETT, Rossiter Alfred

    Service Number: 3031
    Enlisted: 23 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
    Home Town: Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Compositor
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916
    Cemetery: Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
    Plot I. Row F. Grave 10. Inscription: ROSSITER, NEVER FORGOTTEN BELOVED SON OF MARGARET & GEORGE, BROTHER OF BELLA, VIOLET, EVA & JOHN. RIP.
    Memorials: Annandale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3031, Holsworthy, New South Wales
    20 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3031, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
    20 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3031, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
    16 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 19th Infantry Battalion
    19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3031, 55th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.T. "Caledonian"
    29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3031, 55th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3031, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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    Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

    Private Barrett was previously commemorated at VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles. Remains subsequently discovered and identified

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