SENIOR SCHOOL
Within one year he was fighting in Gallipoli and died during service after being critically wounded in an explosion .
Importance and significance of studying Douglas Barrett-Lennard The countless victims of World War One should be remembered for the ultimate service and in some cases ultimate sacrifice which has helped to create the modern world as it is . They deserve to be remembered and not go unrecognised . It is important and significant to study one of the soldiers , Douglas Barrett-Lennard , as it helps people to appreciate their loss , service and greater sacrifice and helps people to understand the circumstance of war .
Personal accounts in relation to his time at Guildford Grammar School Douglas Barrett-Lennard was only aged 21 when he died whilst serving Australia . In his short time that he had been away from Guildford Grammar School , little was said about him at the school .
Enlistment details Douglas Barrett-Lennard was working on the family farm when World War One began . After hearing that they needed people to join the war he saw it as an opportunity to have an adventure and have fun . This was later evident in a letter he wrote to his father where it was apparent he was a young man eager to prove himself . So without any thought he enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force ( AIF ) on 23 September 1914 . At this point in time he was aged twenty and was assigned the service number 1879 and was given the rank of a driver and became part of the 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade .
Benjamin Bozich
Douglas Barrett-Lennard
Why studying this soldier is important / significant Studying this soldier , Douglas Barrett- Lennard , is important because it gives a valuable insight into the conditions , both living and fighting , at the time , which would not be present in traditional sources of information . It also gives an insight into the mind and personal aspects of the soldier and it helps us relate to and remember the ANZAC soldiers with greater empathy and understanding .
What was Guildford like during the war ? Life at Guildford during the war was relatively normal , but contained many
reminders of the conflict in the world through the constant news of Old Guildfordians , such as the news of my ANZAC soldier , Douglas Barrett-Lennard , of his death at Gallipoli in 1915 .
Information about his years at Guildford Grammar School In 1906 he achieved a Form 1 prize in mathematics and in 1905 he came second in both the potato race and sack race . As a senior he was a Cadet and left Guildford Grammar School in 1912 . After attending school , he worked as a farmer with his family , as they had been doing so for generations . He left no personal accounts about his time at Guildford and he also died in the conflict , thus having no life after his service .
Enlistment details Douglas Barrett-Lennard enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 23 September , 1914 as a driver in the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade ( FAB ) and his service number was 1879 . On October 31 , he and many other enlistees embarked at Fremantle for Egypt aboard the ship HMAT Medic .
Ethan Peters
William Mcintosh Lyall About William Lyall The Guildford Grammar School soldier I have chosen for this assignment is William McIntosh Lyall . William was born on September 1881 and died on the 3rd of July 1976 , aged 85 . Lyall was a very capable athlete and football player during his time at Guildford . Following his graduation from
Guildford , William took a job as a station overseer . He dedicated much of life to service and sacrifice , especially for the Australian Army , where he served during World War 1 as a Captain and Sergeant in the 10th Light Horse Regiment .
Early life During his time at Guildford , William was a committed football player and all round versatile , capable athlete . This is shown from his involvement in the 1st XVIII for football as well as many involvements in the School ’ s athletics team in the Secondary Schools Championships . William ’ s commitment was highlighted from the ‘ Best attendance at training ’ award that he received in 1907 , where he won with 100 points . He made the School ’ s 1st XVIII for football four years in row , playing in 1904 , 05 , 06 and 07 . William ’ s preferred positon was on the wing and he was described by the football coach as being ‘ fast , plucky and unselfish , a good mark with an indifferent kick ’. He represented the School for athletics , primarily sprinting . At the Secondary Schools Championships in 1907 , he received 3rd place in the under 16 , 100-yard sprint , clocking a time of roughly 12 seconds . To add to this list of sporting honours , William represented the School in the 1st XI team for cricket in 1907 , however , he was in the losing side against Scotch College in an important fixture during the season of 1906 , making 0 , not out . In his final year at Guildford , William was awarded with School prefect ( 1907 ), a huge honour for any Guildfordian .
War Service On the 5th October 1914 , William enlisted as a Sergeant to serve overseas and left his job as a station overseer . He was entered in the 10th Light Horse Regiment ( A Squadron ), which embarked from Fremantle , Western Australia , on board ‘ HMAT A47 Mashobra ’ on the 8th February 1915 to Gallipoli to act in a defensive role .
Training for the unit was undertaken in several locations across the State : regional troops were drilled in their home towns , and later training took place at Guildford ( Lyall ’ s schooling town ), the Claremont Showgrounds and finally the entire regiment was sent by ship to Rockingham , arriving in early January 1915 . The 10th Light Horse Regiment was a light cavalry regiment of the Australian Army Reserve , and the motto of the 10th Light Horse is ‘ Percute et Percute Velociter ’, which is Latin for Strike and Strike Swiftly .
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