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Bent John BARKER

Regimental number2117
Place of birthCooktown Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDarling Street, Ipswich, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinQueenie Barker, Darling Street, Ipswich, Queensland
Enlistment date1 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 3, Military District 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/31/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 23 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Margaret Ann Barker, Cooktown, Queensland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death5 October 1920
Age at death26
Place of burialIpswich Cemetery (E.H. 2018), Queensland

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