Regimental number | 14 |
Place of birth | Tallarook, Victoria |
School | State School, Tallarook, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Artillery Barracks, Queenscliff, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F S Barker, 'Moet', Colac, Victoria |
Previous military service | Royal Australian Garrison Artillery; Served in the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery, Queenscliff, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Queenscliff, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Siege Artillery Brigade |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 1), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Alice Maud Barker, 367 Ascot Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3015 Pte Tasman Foster BARKER, died of wounds, 21 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Disembarked Boulogne, 27 February 1916. Promoted Bombardier, France, 1 May 1916. Promoted Corporal, 16 Novemner 1916. Promoted Sergeant and transferred to 3rd Australian Siege Battery, England 13 December 1916; taken on strength, 338th Australian Siege Battery, Stowlangtoft, 16 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 July 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 25 July 1917; marched out to 36th Heavy Artillery Group, 28 July 1917. Taken on strength, 36th Heavy Artillery Group Headquarters, 1 August 1917. Transferred to 36th Heavy Artillery Group Signal Sub-Section, 1 October 1917. To be 2nd Lieutenant and posted to command 36th Heavy Artillery Group Signal Sub-Section, 10 December 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 25 January 1918; rejoined from leave, 11 February 1918. Accidentally injured, 27 February 1917; admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 27 February 1918 (unconscious). [2nd Lieutenant Barker was riding a Triumph motor cycle after drawing the pay of the unit, on 27 February 1918. He was travelling at a very rapid rate along the Bailleul-Armentiers road when he collided witha horse ridden by Capatin Mulholland, 3rd Machine Gun Company. Barker fell heavily some distance away. He suffered a fracture to the base of his skull]. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARKER Rollo William |