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Harold Leslie BARR

Regimental number2454
Place of birthHeywood, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWilliam H Barr, Dunrobin Station, Coolamon, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column Section 1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1916
Discharge date8 April 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Marathon', 8 August 1916; disembarked Sydney, 24 September 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 8 April 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName entered on Embarkation Roll as Leslie Harold BARR.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARR Harold Leslie

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