Charles Barnett

Charles Barnett

Personal Information
Date of Birth	Not known, 1889
Place of Birth	Fremantle, Western Australia
Death	30 May 1916
Place of Death	Fromelles, France
Age at Enlistment	26 years, 1 month
Description	5'7" (1.70m) tall ; 150 lbs 68.039 kg ; dark complexion ; brown eyes ; dark hair
Occupation	Labourer
Religion	Church of England
Address	Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Sister , Mrs Maria Clarke
Military Information
Reg Number	600
Date of Enlistment	10 Mar 1915
Rank	Lance Corporal
Unit/Formation	28th Battalion, D Company / 7th Brigade 2nd Division
Date of Embarkation	29 June 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A11 Ascanius
Fate	Died of Wounds 30 May 1916 at Fromelles
Monument	Jarrahdale War Memorial Australian War Memorial
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

On entering Blackboy Hill camp Charles received a month's training before being allocated to the 28th Battalion.

Embarked with battalion on the HMT Ivernia for Gallipoli on 4 Sep 1915 and on 10 Sep 1915 he transferred to the HMT Sarnia for the journey from Mudros harbour to Anzac Cove. He later returned on HMT Ausonia via Mudros, arriving at Alexandria on 10 Jan 1916. On 21 Sep 1915 while at Gallipoli, Charles was appointed Lance Corporal.

Embarked on 16 Mar 1916 for Marseilles, arriving there 21 Mar 1916.

Death caused by a gun shot wound to the head received very early on 30 May 1916, admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 30 May 1916, but died of wounds 7:30am 30 May 1916. The battalion's war diary records very light casualties for the month of May 1916 (11 KIA/DOW and 38 wounded). It appears that Charles was one of two deaths on the 30th, possibly caused by sniper fire.

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  Punchevillers British Cemetery
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  Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Notes

Buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France Plot II, Row A, Grave No 11.

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial