ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

BARNETT, Alexander

Full Name: Alexander BARNETT
Date of Birth: 10-1884
Place of birth: Perth, Australia
Occupation: Mill Hand
Address: Jarrahdale WA

Height: 170 cm
Weight: 77 kg

Next of Kin: Sister-Maria Clarke
Next of Kin Address: Victoria Street Bunbury WA
Religion: Church of England

14/09/1914- Completed Medical Examination Blackboy Hill WA & Joined 12th Battalion
26/11/1914- To Overseas Training Base Egypt ex Australia
16/04/1915-Joined 12th Battalion “H” Company with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli Peninsula
25/04/1915-KILLED IN ACTION Gallipoli- Buried at Sea from HMS “Norman” by Chaplain W. E. Dexter

 

Service Medals Awarded

1914/15 Star – No. 5713

British War Medal – No. 4291

Victory Medal – No. 4290

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 306995

 

Memorial Inscriptions

Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli – Panel No. 35

Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 64

Jarrahdale War Memorial , Western Australia.

 

Soldier’s Brother also served

600- BARNETT, Charles – Lance Cpl.  28th Battalion – Served Gallipoli and Western Front – Killed in Action 30/05/1916  France.

Service Number: 884
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 12th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1914-09-10
Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill , WA
Embarkation Port:
Embarkation Date: 1914-11-02
Embarkation Ship:
Disembarkation Port:
Disembarkation Date: 1914-11-26
Locations Served:
Returned: No
Discharge Date:
Cause of Death: KIA
Date of Death: 1915-04-25
Place of Death: Gallipoli
Age at Death: 30
Burial Location: Inscription Lone Pine Memorial Anzac Gallipoli- Panel No. 35