Regimental number | 2851 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
School | Central School, Bathurst St, Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 2 Service Street, Glebe, Hobart, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William Barnett, 2 Service Street, Glebe, Hobart, Tasmania |
Previous military service | In training at Fort Gundy Bay at the time he enlisted. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall), (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave 5), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 64 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Parents: William and Marion BARNETT, 2 Service Street, Glebe, Hobart, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |