BARRY, William Francis
| Service Number: | 4449 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Capella, Queensland, Australia, 9 June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Foreman Porter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27 September 1969, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Gracemere War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4449, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4449, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4449, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 19 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 12 February 1919 on p270 position 102 London Gazette: 21 October 1918 on -12420 position 20 | |
| 5 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4449, 15th Infantry Battalion, per HT Armagh | |
| 18 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4449, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
William was the 2nd of four children of Patrick Barry (who arrived in Maryborough, QLD from County Clare, Ireland in 1875) and Cecilia Larkin (origniallly from Tasmania). Older brother James served in the AIF in Egypt and France
William was working as a Porter when he enlisted in the AIF in 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operation near Hamel Wood east of Corbie on July 4th 1918'.
Returning from WWI, William lived and worked in Rockhampton, QLD as a Warehouseman, and in 1924 married Eliza Ellen Sullivan in Mount Mrgan in QLD. He continued working as a Warehouseman in Fitroy, QLD until 1958 when he was 70 years of age. He retired to Ipswich, QLD and died in Ipswich, QLD in 1968