Regimental number | 187 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Marryatville State School, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Wellington Road, Payneham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Barker, Wellington Road, Payneham, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme); and as No. 119 Lance Corporal in the 79th (Torrens) Infantry Regiment, SA. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No. 29), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas William and Elizabeth May Gooding Barker, 5 Grenfell Street, Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother (sole): served with RAN. Cousins: 3 served with AIF - 1 killed, 1 returned well, 1 returned blind. |