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Richard Henry Ernest BARRETT

Regimental number2125
Place of birthBooleroo Centre, South Australia
SchoolKangarilla Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressKangarilla, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hilda May Barrett, Kangarilla, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Date of death11 April 1917
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialTilloy British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave 9), Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Hilda May BARRETT, Kangarilla, South Australia. Native of Booleroo Centre, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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