George Ernest BARRETT

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Service Number:	2769
Enlisted:	16 October 1916, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Burraga. Oberon Shire, New South Wales, Australia, 10 May 1892
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot VI, Row 1, Grave 12 Commemorated on The Mareeba War Memorial, Mareeba, Qld
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour

16 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2769, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2769, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2769, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2769, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge

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