Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
William John Barry
William John Barry's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
William John Barry
Service number: 289
Rank: Serjeant
Unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 7 August 1915
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey
War Grave Register notes: BARRY, Serjt. William John, 289. 1st Light Horse Regt. Killed in action 7th Aug., 1915. Son of Richard H. and Ellen H. Barry. Native of Balmain, New South Wales. 1.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
A brief military biography of William John Barry from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 289 |
| School | High School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other training | Techical College, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | Toxteth, Lanecove Road, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, R H Barry, Toxteth, Lanecove Road, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served as a Corporal in the Sydney Lancers (later became the 7th Light Horse), Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | 22 August 1914 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 22 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria 20 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 7 August 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | 7 August 1915 |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 7), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard H. and Ellen H. BARRY. Native of Balmain, New South Wales |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, William John Barry
