#96 - Sergeant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment AIF
Son of Mary Cecelia (McDonald) and James David Henry Barry
ROLL OF HONOUR
Harold Joseph Barry
Service number 96
Rank Sergeant
Unit 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 07 August 1915
Place of Death Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 24
Place of Association Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Harold Joseph BARRY
Regimental number 96
Place of birth Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
School St James Christian Brothers School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Grocer's traveller
Address Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Height 5' 5"
Weight 129 lbs
Next of kin Father, James Barry, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Machine Gun Section of the Queensland Light Horse: joined at 16; promoted Corporal at 18; Sergeant at 19; Quarter-Master Sergeant at 21. he was about to apply for a commission when war broke out. He joined the AIF in August 1914; was promoted to Sergeant-Major while in camp; led his Troop into action the day he was killed.
Enlistment date 21 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 21 August 1914
Place of enlistment Brisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Sergeant
Unit name 2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/7/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Fate Killed in Action 7 August 1915
Place of death or wounding Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death 24
Age at death from cemetery records 24
Place of burial Quinn's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial 2), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 3
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: James and Mary Cecelia BARRY, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Queensland. Native of Brisbane, Queensland
Family/military connections Brother: 3171 Mark Kevin BARRY, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of blackwater fever in Sydney, after returning from 3 yrs active service with the Light Horse in Palestine.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 9 May 1915.
Killed in action, Anzac, 7 August 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Birth registration:
Harold Joseph McDonald Barry
Birth date:07/01/1892
Mother's name: Mary Cecelia McDonald
Father/parent's name: James David Henry Barry
Registration details:1892/B/49735
Death registration:
Harold Joseph Barry
Death date:07/08/1915
Mother's name:Mary Cecilia McDonald
Father/parent's name:James David Henry Barry
Registration details:1922/F/455
Son of Mary Cecelia (McDonald) and James David Henry Barry
ROLL OF HONOUR
Harold Joseph Barry
Service number 96
Rank Sergeant
Unit 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 07 August 1915
Place of Death Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 24
Place of Association Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Harold Joseph BARRY
Regimental number 96
Place of birth Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
School St James Christian Brothers School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Grocer's traveller
Address Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Height 5' 5"
Weight 129 lbs
Next of kin Father, James Barry, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Machine Gun Section of the Queensland Light Horse: joined at 16; promoted Corporal at 18; Sergeant at 19; Quarter-Master Sergeant at 21. he was about to apply for a commission when war broke out. He joined the AIF in August 1914; was promoted to Sergeant-Major while in camp; led his Troop into action the day he was killed.
Enlistment date 21 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 21 August 1914
Place of enlistment Brisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Sergeant
Unit name 2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/7/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Fate Killed in Action 7 August 1915
Place of death or wounding Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death 24
Age at death from cemetery records 24
Place of burial Quinn's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial 2), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 3
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: James and Mary Cecelia BARRY, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Queensland. Native of Brisbane, Queensland
Family/military connections Brother: 3171 Mark Kevin BARRY, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of blackwater fever in Sydney, after returning from 3 yrs active service with the Light Horse in Palestine.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 9 May 1915.
Killed in action, Anzac, 7 August 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Birth registration:
Harold Joseph McDonald Barry
Birth date:07/01/1892
Mother's name: Mary Cecelia McDonald
Father/parent's name: James David Henry Barry
Registration details:1892/B/49735
Death registration:
Harold Joseph Barry
Death date:07/08/1915
Mother's name:Mary Cecilia McDonald
Father/parent's name:James David Henry Barry
Registration details:1922/F/455
#96 - Sergeant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment AIF
Son of Mary Cecelia (McDonald) and James David Henry Barry
ROLL OF HONOUR
Harold Joseph Barry
Service number 96
Rank Sergeant
Unit 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 07 August 1915
Place of Death Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 24
Place of Association Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Harold Joseph BARRY
Regimental number 96
Place of birth Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
School St James Christian Brothers School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Grocer's traveller
Address Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Height 5' 5"
Weight 129 lbs
Next of kin Father, James Barry, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Machine Gun Section of the Queensland Light Horse: joined at 16; promoted Corporal at 18; Sergeant at 19; Quarter-Master Sergeant at 21. he was about to apply for a commission when war broke out. He joined the AIF in August 1914; was promoted to Sergeant-Major while in camp; led his Troop into action the day he was killed.
Enlistment date 21 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 21 August 1914
Place of enlistment Brisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Sergeant
Unit name 2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/7/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Fate Killed in Action 7 August 1915
Place of death or wounding Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death 24
Age at death from cemetery records 24
Place of burial Quinn's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial 2), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 3
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: James and Mary Cecelia BARRY, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Queensland. Native of Brisbane, Queensland
Family/military connections Brother: 3171 Mark Kevin BARRY, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of blackwater fever in Sydney, after returning from 3 yrs active service with the Light Horse in Palestine.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 9 May 1915.
Killed in action, Anzac, 7 August 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Birth registration:
Harold Joseph McDonald Barry
Birth date:07/01/1892
Mother's name: Mary Cecelia McDonald
Father/parent's name: James David Henry Barry
Registration details:1892/B/49735
Death registration:
Harold Joseph Barry
Death date:07/08/1915
Mother's name:Mary Cecilia McDonald
Father/parent's name:James David Henry Barry
Registration details:1922/F/455
Son of Mary Cecelia (McDonald) and James David Henry Barry
ROLL OF HONOUR
Harold Joseph Barry
Service number 96
Rank Sergeant
Unit 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 07 August 1915
Place of Death Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 24
Place of Association Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Harold Joseph BARRY
Regimental number 96
Place of birth Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
School St James Christian Brothers School, Brisbane, Queensland
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Grocer's traveller
Address Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 22
Height 5' 5"
Weight 129 lbs
Next of kin Father, James Barry, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service Served in the Machine Gun Section of the Queensland Light Horse: joined at 16; promoted Corporal at 18; Sergeant at 19; Quarter-Master Sergeant at 21. he was about to apply for a commission when war broke out. He joined the AIF in August 1914; was promoted to Sergeant-Major while in camp; led his Troop into action the day he was killed.
Enlistment date 21 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 21 August 1914
Place of enlistment Brisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Sergeant
Unit name 2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/7/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Fate Killed in Action 7 August 1915
Place of death or wounding Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death 24
Age at death from cemetery records 24
Place of burial Quinn's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial 2), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 3
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: James and Mary Cecelia BARRY, Hill Street, Wooloowin, Queensland. Native of Brisbane, Queensland
Family/military connections Brother: 3171 Mark Kevin BARRY, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, died of blackwater fever in Sydney, after returning from 3 yrs active service with the Light Horse in Palestine.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 9 May 1915.
Killed in action, Anzac, 7 August 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Birth registration:
Harold Joseph McDonald Barry
Birth date:07/01/1892
Mother's name: Mary Cecelia McDonald
Father/parent's name: James David Henry Barry
Registration details:1892/B/49735
Death registration:
Harold Joseph Barry
Death date:07/08/1915
Mother's name:Mary Cecilia McDonald
Father/parent's name:James David Henry Barry
Registration details:1922/F/455
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