Regimental number | 2330 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs J Bishop, Second Street, Bowden, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 157 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eva Constance Barber, c/o Mrs J Bishop, Second Street, Bowden, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 22/6/15 - 27th Bn, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 27th Bn, 12/1/16. Promoted Corporal, 12/8/16. Mortally wounded 4/11/16. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row A,Grave No. 17a), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 27th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 12 January 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 15 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Attached to 7th Brigade Snipers, 10 April 1916; rejoined Bn, 12 July 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 9 August 1916; promoted Corporal, 12 August 1916. Wounded in action, 4 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right arm and right chest); admitted to No. 4 General Hospital, Camiers, 7 November 1916; died of wounds, 20 November 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: , BARBER William |