| Regimental number | 2768 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oodnadatta, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 157 Franklin Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 135 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Frederick Barratt, Quorn, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 2.5 years in the 13th Battery, Australian Field Artillery; resigned by purchase. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 April 1915. Transferred to and taken on strength of 8th Battery, 22 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 22 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 4th Division Artillery, 27 February 1916. Taken on strength, 24th Howitzer Brigade, and posted to 111th Battery. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 6 March 1916; Provisional Sergeant, 26 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 3 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916. Transferred to 11th Field Artillery Brigade, 23 January 1917, and posted to 41st Battery, 25 January 1917. Found guilty, 29 July 1917, of being absent without leave, 9.30 am-1.30 pm, 29 July 1917: reprimanded. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 31 October 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 2 November 1917; to England, 10 November 1917, and admitted to Bath War Hospital, 12 November 1917 (bronchitis: severe); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 5 December 1917; discharged on furlough, 22 December 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 5 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Llanstephen Castle', 16 February 1918; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide, 16 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gas, debility), Adelaide, 31 May 1918. War service: 3 years 287 days (of which 3 years 179 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as BARRETT. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 76 |
| Place of burial | RSL Walls, Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BARRATT Norman Richard |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
