William Edward BARRETT

BARRETT, William Edward

    Service Numbers: 6262, R101
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 1
    Last Unit: Army Pay Corps (AIF)
    Born: Totnes, Devonshire, England, 20 March 1872
    Home Town: Busselton, Western Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Heildelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 March 1963, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
    Garden Of Remembrance Niche Walls, Wall B, Niche 155
    Memorials: Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk
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    World War 1 Service

    22 May 1915: Involvement Corporal, 6262, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
    22 May 1915: Embarked Corporal, 6262, 6th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
    23 Jul 1918: Involvement Warrant Officer Class 1, R101, Army Pay Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
    23 Jul 1918: Embarked Warrant Officer Class 1, R101, Army Pay Corps (AIF), HMAT Marathon, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Joy Dalgleish

    William married Isabella McKimm 18 June 1896 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, they had 12 children 

    Biography contributed by Joy Dalgleish

    Enlisted 14 March 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia. Returned to Australia, and re-enlisted as R101, 4 March 1916 with the rank of Corporal. Embarked from Melbourne on board SS 'Zelandic', 5 October 1918, in Army Pay Corps (Special Reinforcements).

    Returned to Australia 17 October 1919 and discharged
    19 December 1919 with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1.

    Husband of Mrs I Barrett, 'Whiteley', Newtown near Busselton, Western Australia

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