60th Battalion
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Harry Barrett (SN 6119) born in South Australia, was a married 36 year old farmer when he enlisted at Ararat on April 28th 1916. He embarked aboard the Themistocles on July 28th to serve with the 8th Infantry Battalion but on arrival in France in October he was transferred to the 60th Battalion. In November 1916 he suffered a severe gunshot wound to his left leg which resulted in its amputation below the knee. He returned to Australia aboard the Karoola, disembarked at Melbourne on August 27th 1917 and was discharged ‘medically unfit’ on October 4th.
