Regimental number | 10211 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Buln Buln, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Normanby Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, James Barr, 'Wisteria', Normanby Road, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | 2nd Field Company Army Engineers; Served 2 years with the Royal Engineers, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 10th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery, (Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No. 5), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Lucy Hetherington BARR, "Wisteria", Corner of Normanby and Mayfield Grove, Malvern, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |