Frederick James BARRETT

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BARRETT, Frederick James

Service Number:	31589
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Mount Gambier South Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Maylands (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Norwood Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Station Overseer
Died:	Clare South Australia, 11 February 1947, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Clare General Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Norwood Primary School Honour Board

World War 1 Service

23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 31589, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 31589, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Orontes, Melbourne
Date unknown:	Wounded 31589, 4th Field Artillery Brigade

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Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School

Barrett was born in the 1880s in Mount Gambier, South Australia. He enlisted on September 11th, 1916, in the Australian Imperial Force (31589) based in Adelaide, South Australia. He embarked at Melbourne on RMS Orontes on the 23rd of December 1916, and arrived in France. He was transferred to the 4th Artillery Brigade on the 27th day of August 1917. He arrived in France on 16th October 1917. As a member of the Field Artillery Brigade, he was playing an important support role during the intense battles of “The Winter Offensive”, by keeping ammunition supplied to the 2nd Australian Division, at Flers/Guedecourt, on the Western Front.

However, his commitment came at a cost as he suffered injuries during combat. So, due to these injuries -gunshot wounds in his leg and neck, he was transferred to King Georges Military Hospital in England for medical care on 12th November 1917.

Though he displayed this bravery, determination, and resilience, the injury rendered Barrett unfit medically for any further participation in a combat situation. He was therefore honourably discharged from service on 19th September 1918.

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