Regimental number | 3273 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Summer Hill, New South Wales |
School | Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland |
Other training | University of Queensland |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs George Pitty Barbour, Grammar School, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served as Lieutenant in School Cadets, Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Won open scholarship to University of Queensland. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 21.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers (Sp. Mem. 22), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 55 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on University of Queensland Roll of Honour ('Pro Patria Ceciderunt'; They fell for their Country), St Lucia, Queensland. Parents: George Pitty and Isabel Frederica Barbour, Grammar School, Toowoomba, Queensland. Native of Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Major CP BARBOUR, AAMC (captained AIF cricket team in England, 1918) |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Third given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Petty. |