Regimental number | 5250 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Mount Lyell, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Brother-in-Law, W C Evens, Postal Official, Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Companies, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Hannah Barker, 53 Cuming Street, Mile End, South Australia. Native of Gawler, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |