Brian Percy BARRETT

BARRETT, Brian Percy

Service Number: SX18541
Enlisted: 26 May 1942, Wayville, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Kingscote, SA, 5 March 1920
Home Town: Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 27 August 1943, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

26 May 1942: Involvement Private, SX18541
26 May 1942: Enlisted Wayville, SA
26 May 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX18541, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

BARRETT.—Brian,aged 23 years, beloved third son of Mr. and Mrs. P. T.Barrett,of Hynam. Killed in action in New, Guinea on 27th August, 1943. "At Rest." 6938c The Narracoorte Herald (SA : 1875 - 1954)_Tuesday 14 September 1943p 2 Family Notices 

Brian was the descendant of Black Betty Thomas (Nuennone people of Tasmania) and Nathaniel Wallace Thomas

Nathaniel was a sealer who arrived in 1822 and Black Betty was an Aboriginal captive taken from Tasmania in 1819

They were Brian’s Great great grandparents.  He was the fourth generation of his family who was born on Kangaroo Island and until his branch left the Island they had a continuous line of living and working on the Island. 

One branch of this family still reside on the Island through his great grandmother Mary Seymour nee Thomas and William (Joe) Seymour.  This family descends from his great uncle Joseph Seymour a brother to his grandmother Emma Barrett (nee Seymour) .  This year makes 200 and 203 years of this family residing on the Island.

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