The AIF Project

Henry Ernest BARNETT

Regimental number134
Place of birthCranleigh, Surrey, England
SchoolCranleigh School, Surrey, England
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMurwillumbah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 8"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Albert Barnett, 107 Hyde Thorpe, Balham, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Date of fate month was overtyped please check
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death20 July 1916
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row , Grave No. 61), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
118
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Mary BARNETT. Born at Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1916; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 20 July 1916.

Buried Eaton Hall Military Cemetery by Reverend S. A. Beveridge, 20 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARNETT Henry Ernest

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.