BARRIE, William Picken
| Service Number: | 3125 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 5 March 1883 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lambton Fallen Soldiers HR, Quorrobolong School War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3125, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3125, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3125, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3125, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3125 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Picken Barrie was the son of Thomas and Emma Barrie from Newcastle NSW. He married Mildred Barnes during 1906 and was the father of five little girls. He worked at the Wallsend Colliery. He enlisted during September 1916 and joined the 53rd Battalion in Belgium during July 1917.
His brother 3997 Arthur Barrie, 4th Battalion AIF, died of wounds during April 1917.
William was promoted Lance Corporal, September 1917. He was killed at Peronne on 1 September 1918 when a barrage of shells struck his platoon, killing seven men. They were buried on the spot, and after the war all reinterred in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension.
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