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BARRETT, John Fredrick
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX19496 |
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Enlisted: | 30 May 1941, Brisbane, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 28 February 1904 |
Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1971, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld |
Memorials: | Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
30 May 1941: | Involvement Private, QX19496, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
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30 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
30 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, 11th Training Battalion | |
30 May 1941: | Enlisted Brisbane, QLD | |
6 Aug 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 11th Training Battalion, Acting Corporal (Voyage Only) | |
16 Sep 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Transferrer: 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion | |
18 Sep 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Colonel, QX19496, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, 2/31ST Australian Infantry Battalion | |
18 Sep 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX19496, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion | |
5 Nov 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, Promotion Reversed to Pte. | |
5 Nov 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX19496, 25th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Middle East | |
6 Jun 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, Promotion: A/Cpl. | |
6 Jun 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX19496, Taken on Strength Unit: 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion | |
19 Sep 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Promotion: Reverted to Pte. | |
19 Sep 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, Course: Clerks 24 Q46 School: 1 Australian Army Trades Training Depot | |
14 Nov 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
1 Feb 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
25 Feb 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, Disembarked Australia | |
1 Aug 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, Milne Bay - Papua New Guinea WW2 | |
8 Apr 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, New East India | |
10 Nov 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX19496, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, New East India | |
21 Nov 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked: Brisbane, QLD | |
5 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19496, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
5 Dec 1945: | Discharged | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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