Edwin Isaac (Ted) BARRETT DCM

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Service Number:	5119
Enlisted:	14 February 1916, Leongatha, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leongatha, Victoria, Australia, 12 September 1893
Home Town:	Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Nerrena State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 17 September 1918, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nerrena State School 3395 Roll of Honour

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5119, Leongatha, Victoria
3 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 5119, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 5119, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne
19 Nov 1917:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Broodseinde Ridge, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on Broodseine on 4 October 1917 in carrying messages for fortyeight hours continuously to the front line under the heaviest fire. Later on October 9, he gained the foremost position won by the battalion, and inflicted many casualties on the enemy with his rifle. Later he volunteered to bring back information, and successfully got through, though it seemed certain death.
2 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5119, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, GSW right thigh
17 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 5119, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5119 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-17

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