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Frederick William BARKER

Regimental number3234
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolState School, Heatherton, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMarket gardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, G F Barker, PO, Clayton, Victoria
Previous military service6th Australian Infantry Regiment
Enlistment date3 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 March 1917
Place of death or woundingLe Barque, France
Date of death20 March 1917
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VII, Row L, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Frederick and Martha Jane Barker, Camden Road, Oakleigh, Victoria

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