Regimental number | 540 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Maldon State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Main Street, Maldon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W T Barber, Main Street, Maldon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Castlemaine, 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 | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Landed at Gallipoli, 3 May 1915; remained there until the evacuation. Returned to Egypt; wounded in the first attack on Gaza; was in fighting at Beersheba and Jaffa; killed in action, Mussalabeh, 19 July 1918. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mussallabeh, Palestine |
Age at death | 21.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Jerusalem War Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 53), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Maldon, Victoria. Inscription beneath memorial window depicting St George reads: 'Pro Deo et Patria 1914 1919'. Parents: William Thomas and Mary Ellen Barber, 38 Stuart Street, Malvern, Victoria, Australia. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Admitted to hospital, Anzac, 18 July 1915; admitted to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros Bay, 18 July 1915; transferred to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 July 1915; transferred to Class 'B', 9 August 1915; admitted to Anzac Advanced Base, Mudros Bay, 5 December 1915; transferred to unit and returned to duty, 7 December 1915. Embarked Mudros, 24 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 13 January 1916 (tonsillitis); transferred to Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Camp, Helouan, Cairo, 29 January 1916; discharged to unit, 16 February 1916; returned to duty, Heliopolis, 17 February 1916. Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Reserve Regiment, 6 March 1916. Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 16 March 1916 (influenza); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 4 April 1916 (contusion, thigh); discharged to Base Details, Tel-el-Kebir, 21 April 1916; returned to duty, 27 April 1916. Transferred to 3rd Double Squadron, 23 June 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Double Squadron, Serapeum, 6 July 1916. Found guilty, 28 August 1916 of knowingly receiving money that had been stolen from a Regimental Institute: sentenced to 4 months Imprisonment with hard labour. Discharged from Detention Barracks, Cairo, 8 December 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 10 December 1916. Detached to Imperial School of Instruction, Zietoun, 7 February 1917; passed as Gunner; returned to unit, 17 February 1917. Transferred to 8th Light Horse Regiment, 8 March 1917; taken on strength, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Abu Shunnar, 9 March 1917. Wounded in action, 19 April 1917; admitted to 6th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, Tel-el-Jemmi, 20 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right foot); transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, Deir-el-Belah, 21 April 1917; to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 April 1917; to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 26 April 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 27 April 1917; discharged to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 20 May 1917. Transferred to 8th Light Horse Regiment, 9 July 1917; taken on strength, 11 July 1917. To Rest Camp, Port Said, 19 January 1918; returned to unit, 2 February 1918. To hospital, 18 February 1918 (sick); admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 19 February 1918 (laryngitis); transferred to 74th Casualty Clearing Station, 19 February 1918; to 43rd Stationary Hospital, 24 February 1918; to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 25 February 1918; to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 1 March 1918; to Rest Camp, Port Said, 15 March 1918; discharged to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, 10 April 1918. Transferred to 8th Light Horse Regiment, 9 May 1918; taken on strength, 16 May 1918. Killed in action, Mussalabeh, Palestine, 19 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARBER William Owen |