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BARRY, William Joseph
| Service Number: | 6790 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Victoria, 1 March 1968 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6790, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 6790, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 6790, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 10 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6790, 27th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Shell wound (knee) | |
| 4 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6790, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
William Joesph Barry served with the 27th Battalion; his regimental number was 6790. William was born in Port Pirie; South Australia and he was brought up as a Roman Catholic. Before enlisting to serve he worked as a labourer. William was 22 years of age when he decided to join the army.
The place that William enlisted in was Adelaide, South Australia and he enrolled on the 9th of October 1915. Before deployment, he had to do lots of training and preparation to ensure that he was able to do his best on the battlefield.
William Barry was unfortunately shot in the knee on 11/6/1918 and was then admitted to the hospital the next day.
William Joseph Barry returned to Australia on the 18th of December 1919.
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