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BARREAU, Alick Harold
| Service Numbers: | 1011, S70659 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Semaphore, SA, 13 April 1884 |
| Home Town: | Ceduna, Ceduna, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stevedore |
| Died: | Daw Park, SA, 16 February 1964, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Wall 114, Niche F012 |
| Memorials: | Ceduna Murat Bay and District WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1011, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1011, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1011, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 1011 |
World War 2 Service
| 1 May 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, S70659 | |
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| 1 May 1942: | Enlisted Thervenard, SA | |
| 1 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, S70659 | |
| 8 Aug 1945: | Discharged |
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Alick Harold Barreau was born in Semaphore on the 13th of April 1884. His mother's name was Marian Jane Barreau. Prior to the war, he worked as a ‘Stevedore’, loading and unloading ships. Alick was un-wed and single prior to the war, enlisting on the 11th of January 1915 in Ceduna SA at the age of 30 years.
Alick embarked on the HMAT A30 Borda on the 23rd of June 1915 travelling from Adelaide and arriving in Gallipoli shortly thereafter. Later in that year, on the 29th of September 1915 he joined the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 6th reinforcement. He participated in numerous battles, including (but not limited to) the Battles of Gaza (circa 1917), the battle of Romani (circa 1916) and the battle of the Es Salt Raid (circa 1918). All of these battles were largely unsuccessful, costing many Australian lives.
Alick was awarded 3 service awards throughout his career, being the 1914/15 Star, the ‘British War Medal’, and the ‘Victory Medal’.
In 1917, Alick required admission to the hospital with Pleurisy for several weeks.
Alick served four years in the armed forces achieving the rank of Lance Corporal before ultimately returning to Australia on 15th May 1919.
Alick Harold Barreau died on the 16th of February 1964, at the age of 79 in Daw Park. He is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia, RSL Wall 114, Niche F012.
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