Regimental number | 3045 |
Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria |
School | Christian Brothers College (Catholic) |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Apprentice surveyor |
Address | Premier Hotel, Pinjarra, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 6' 2.25" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, M C Barber, Premier Hotel, Pinjarra, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 37th Battery Australian Field Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column (Sept-Oct 1914) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | An only son |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 20.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No. 23), Gallipoli, Turkey Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew Charles and Maude Victoria Barber, Pinjarra, Western Australia. Native of Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Vernon BARBER (also only son), killed in action, Gallipoli. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 4 April 1915; killed in action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARBER Charles Victor |