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Henry David Bower BARBER

Regimental number4376
Place of birthGreen Hill, Victoria
ReligionSalvation Army
OccupationLabourer
AddressPort Pirie, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40.2
Height5' 9.5"
Weight174 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ruby E Barker, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 3rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, Adelaide.
Enlistment date23 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 December 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4375
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 March 1919
Discharge date28 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 23 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 28 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 July 1956
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARBER Henry David Bower

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