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John BARKELL

Regimental number89
Place of birthSpring Garden, Frome, Somerset, England
Place of birthLlantrisant, Wales
True NameBARTLETT, William John
SchoolState School, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address10 Jersey Road, Paddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMrs Webber, 3 Elwyn Street, Llantrissant, Glamorganshire, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the 3rd South Welsh Borderers, British Army.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of disease 20 August 1916
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death20 August 1916
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPaddington Cemetery, Middlesex, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Jane BARTLETT, 29 Collwyn Street, Coed Ely, Llantrisant, Glam, Wales. Born at Frome, Somerset, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Died of thrombosis of art of brain, Tidworth Hospital, England.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARKELL John

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