Douglas BARRETT-LENNARD

Regimental number1879
Place of birthSt Leonard's, West Swan, Western Australia
SchoolGuildford Gammar School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address'St Leonards', Guildford, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Barrett-Lennard, 'St Leonards', Guildford, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Guildford Grammar Cadets.
Enlistment date23 September 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/31/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A7 Medic on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 17 July 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death21
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No. 27), Gallipoli
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Paents: George and Amy BARRETT-LENNARD, "Comares", North Road, West Guildford, Western Australia. Native of St. Leonard's, Swan, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 4 April 1915; killed in action, Gallipoli, 17 July 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARRETT-LENNARD Douglas