
| Regimental number | 2781 |
| Place of birth | Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland |
| Other Names | BARKER |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Regent Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 8.25" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Hogan, Cora Road, Drogheda, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil; Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of defective toes) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 55th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
| Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, (Plot XIX, Row D, Grave No. 18), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | ... |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: P and Margaret Barker, 99 Chord Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 7 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916. Found guilty, 4 December 1916, of being absent without leave, midnight, 30 November, to 9 am, 1 December 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks; forfeited 1 day's pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916; taken on strength, 55th Bn, 8 February 1917. Killed in action, 26 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | True name: Patrick BARKER |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HOGAN Patrick |