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John BARRIE

Regimental number5033
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolEast Brisbane & Maryborough State Schools, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairyman
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.9
Height5' 6"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Barrie, c/o Brown And Crowther Engineers, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 October 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 July 1917
Place of death or woundingBailleul, France
Date of death7 July 1917
Age at death28
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 221), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4090 Pte Herbert Horace BARRIE, 26th Bn, killed in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 17 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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