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BARRETT, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 27775, 2775 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 April 1916, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 25 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Glamorgan Vale, Somerset, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 13 April 1995, aged 96 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 27775, 49th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2775, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2775, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 7 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2775, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shrapnel wound right thigh | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2775, 26th Infantry Battalion, HT Mahia, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 20 July 1919 | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2775, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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