| Regimental number | 2566 |
| Place of birth | Glanville, South Australia |
| School | Marist Brothers Catholic School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Waite Street, Glanville, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Maria Barr, Waite Street, Glanville, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Bravery and devotion to duty at Pozieres. Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Queant Road Cemetery, (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 33), Buissy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: I.W. and Maria BARR, Waite Street, Glanville, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 11 September 1915; taken on strength, 10th Bn, Gallipoli, 17 September 1915; attached temporarily to 1st Divisional Headquarters, Anzac, 5 October 1915; rejoined unit, 12 November 1915; evacuated Gallipoli and disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915. Awarded 14 days' Detention, Tel-el-Kebir, 8 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. To be Lance Corporal, France, 13 May 1916. Wounded in action, France, 25 July 1916; admitted to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 July 1916 (gun shot wound, head); transferred to Convalescent Camp, 29 July 1916; to 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 1 August 1916. To be acting Corporal, 14 August 1916; reverted to Lance Corporal, 24 August 1916; rejoined 10th Bn, 25 August 1916. Awarded Military Medal for bravery in the field, 4 October 1916. To be Temporary Corporal, 26 October 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, France, 27 November 1916 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 27 November 1916; ceases to hold rank of Temporary Corporal, 27 November 1916; to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Amiens, 28 November 1916; to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 8 December 1916; to No 2 Convalescent Hospital, Rouen, 16 December 1916; discharged to Base Details, 18 December 1916; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 20 December 1916. Marched out to unit, 9 April 1917; rejoined 10th Bn, 10 April 1917. To be Temporary Corporal, 22 April 1917. Missing in action, France, 9 May 1917; reported killed in action, 9 May 1917. Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BARR Daniel |
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