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Arthur BARKER

Regimental number547
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressAtherton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Henrietta Barker, Upwood Street, Cairns, Queensland
Enlistment date8 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 7, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/12/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Machine Gun Company
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIII, Row D, Grave No. 4), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Henrietta Barker, Wolfram Camp, Queensland. Native of Brisbane
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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