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BARRY, William Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15986 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Wireless Squadron |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 13 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia, 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 15986, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 15986, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 15986, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, RMS Mooltan, Melbourne | |
| 27 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 15986, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Served under alias Alfred Wiiliam Hayes. On 22 April 1960 he signed a Statutory Declaration stating his name was in fact William Christopher Barry and that his date of birth was 13 June 1895
Next of kin given as his aunt Lilian Spence of Hay Street, Port Macquarie, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 16 August 1918 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 6 September 1918
Medal: British War Medal