Topic: AIF - 4B - 11 LHR
11th LHR, AIF
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Bertie Gerald Barrett
Bertie Gerald Barrett
Service number: 916
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 11th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 7 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: BARRETT, Tpr. Bertie Gerald, 916. 11th Australian Light Horse. 7th Aug., 1916. Age 36. Son of Daniel and Elizabeth Ann Barrett, of Frances, South Australia.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Bertie Gerald Barrett from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 916 |
| School | Frances State School, South Australia |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Occupation | Selector |
| Address | Frances, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Father, Daniel Barrett, Frances, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 10 March 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 10 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 August 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death | 36 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Daniel and Elizabeth Ann BARRETT, Frances, South Australia |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
11th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 11th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Bertie Gerald Barrett
