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Robert Samuel BARBER

Regimental number18641
Place of birthMilton, New South Wales
SchoolLittle Forest Public School, Milton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address'Yandina', Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs S A Barber, 'Yandina', Queensland
Previous military service4th Australian Light Horse; Served with Light Horse in Milton; when his family moved to Murwillumbah, NSW, rejoined Light Horse there and served until date of enlistment.
Enlistment date23 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 26
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death3 October 1917
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialYpres Town Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No.19), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John William and Sarah Ann Barber, Hollybank, Maroochy River, Yandina, Queensland. Native of Milton, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked from Sydney, 11 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 24 November 1916. Transferred to 7th Field Artillery Brigade, 5 August 1917.

Killed in action, 3 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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