Regimental number | 184 |
Place of birth | Silverton New South Wales |
School | Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Surveyors assistant |
Address | 41 The Crescent, Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | R.M Barnett, 41 The Crescent, Manly, |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at the the first landing at Gallipoli, 25/4/15. After more than three months in hospital in Egypt he returned to Gallipoli, and was killed while on observation duty in the trenches almost the first night after his return to duty. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 22), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 28 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur Nelson and Ada hargrave BARNETT, "Yarradale", Fordholm Road, Hawthorne, Victoria. Native of Wenthworth, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |