| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunolly, Victoria |
| School | Ballarat College and Ormond College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation | Station overseer |
| Address | Cooroona, Gregory Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 190 lbs |
| Next of kin | May S. Barrett, Cooroona, Gregory Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served as a Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion; then 7th Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. Appointed Lieutenant 1901. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 8th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 32.11 |
| Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave 5), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral Roll of Honour, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: Hugh Sunderland and Sarah (nee MORRISS) BARRETT |
| Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: Captain Frank Johnson DALE, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 29 August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BARRETT Rupert Sunderland
'The University of Melbourne: Record of Active Service. . . 1914-1918' (1926) 'Ballarat Star', 6 May 1915, p. 1 |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
