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BARCLAY, David
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 801, 19038 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1914, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kirkcudbright, Scotland, October 1887 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hutchins School, Hobart |
| Occupation: | Shop salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 4 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 801, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 801, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 801, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, SS Hessen, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 801, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 19038, Casula, New South Wales | |
| 11 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, SN 19038, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, SN 19038, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, SN 801, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Romani | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, SN 19038, 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...801 Trooper David Barclay, 3rd Light Horse Regiment from Hobart, Tasmania. A 27 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 4 December 1914, he embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforcements from Melbourne on 2 February 1915 aboard HMAT Hessen. After serving with the regiment at Gallipoli, he continued to serve in the Sinai in Egypt where we was killed in action at the Battle of Romani on 4 August 1916. Trooper Barclay is buried in the Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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