His story
Charles Hugh Barrett served as a dresser in the South African Veterinary Corps, no. 698. His father H. Barrett lived in Kensington, Johannesburg.
He embarked aboard Professor Woermann on 22 January 1916 and was attached to the 1st South African Horse from 3 February. His service card records his death from enteritis at New Kondoa on 20 May 1916. He is buried at Dar es Salaam War Cemetery.
Before the war
- Nationality
- South African service
- Family
- Father: H. Barrett, Kensington, Johannesburg
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Dresser
- Service number
- 698
- Corps or service
- South African Veterinary Corps
- Attachment
- 1st South African Horse from 3 February 1916
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 20 May 1916
- Place of death
- New Kondoa
- Recorded cause
- Enteritis (inflammation of the intestine)
- Cemetery or memorial
- DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
- Grave reference
- 7. F. 12.
Connected men
- John AITKENAlso buried at DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
- Mattas Johannes Adrian DE BEERAlso buried at DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
- William Simon LEWISAlso buried at DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
- William MCDONALDAlso buried at DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- CWGC-DERIVED CASUALTY DETAILS
- SOUTH AFRICA WAR GRAVES PROJECT — SAVC ROLL
- South Africa War Graves Project
- Original record image
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Charles Hugh Barrett”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/sa_charles_hugh_barrett/.
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