Victor Charles BARNETT

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BARNETT, Victor Charles

Service Number:	610
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Sunshine, Brimbank, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Braybrook, Victoria
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 610, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria
14 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A20 Hororata from Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 610, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 610, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography

Son of William C. and Elizabeth Barnett. Native of Braybrook, Victoria, Australia.

Private Victor Barnett, E, Coy., 7th Battalion, who has been killed in action, was well known at Sunshine. He was a son of the late W. C. Barniett, a one-time Bray brook councillor and shire president.

Brother of James Barnett, Morris Street, Sunshine, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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