The AIF Project

Herbert Henry BARBER

Regimental number6855
Place of birthDimboola, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressHorsham, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs E M Barber, Wail PO, via Dimboola, Victoria
Enlistment date29 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: "9-10 August 1918"

FateDied of wounds 12 August 1918
Date of death12 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 29), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Louisa Barber, husband of E.M. Barber, Wail, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.