Regimental number | 343 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Laen, Victoria |
School | Laen Public School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Laen, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A E Barber, Laen, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2.5 years in the 19th (Yarrowee) Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A16 Star of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 23.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Ari Barnu Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 5), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander William and Annie Barber, Laen, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 3012 Pte William Ernest BARBER, 59th Bn, died of wounds, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Mena, 15 April 1915 (influenza). Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Wounded in action, 22 June 1915 (bomb wounds, head, arm, abdomen, hands, right shoulder, fractured right thigh). Died of wounds, No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 22 June 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Walter. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARBER Alexander Watt Andrew |