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Stephen Francis BARBER

Regimental number7040
SchoolMarist Brothers High School (Catholic), Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPoultry farmer
AddressAuburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Barber, Princes Road, auburn, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed 3 years with St George's Rifles; 3 years with Parramatta Lancers, Citizen Military Forces, NSW.
Enlistment date18 January 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 January 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 July 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Date of death23 July 1918
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery, (Plot III, Row P, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
87
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ephraim John and Mary Barber. Native of Sydney, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother (sole): 90 Warrant Officer AE BARBER, 1st Bn.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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