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BARRITT, Francis Cawthorne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22241 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Lyndoch, SA, 11 February 1886 |
| Home Town: | Lyndoch, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hahndorf College; Roseworthy College |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | August 1985, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General B, Path 3, Grave 272 |
| Memorials: | Lyndoch and District Roll of Honour, Roseworthy Agricultural College Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 22241, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 22241, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 22241, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 22241 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Walter BARRITT and Ellen ne CAPPER
Caw Barritt was privately tutuored at home with the Gilberts at Pewsey Vale and by Lyndoch's Anglican Priest, before time at Hahndorf College. Following his graduation from Roseworthy college, he went jackerooing on a station near Broken Hill. LIk emany other Hanhdorf College students, Caw Barritt served in World War I. Later he lived as a grazier on his proerty 'Tremar' near Riverton. Cawthorne was a keen cricketer, horseman and polo player.
'A College in the Wattles' by Reg Butler ISBN 07316 7463 4
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