Regimental number | 279 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse breaker |
Address | Oxford Street, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A. Darker, Brisbane Street off Ipswich Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
Unit name | Queensland Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | See other record for 279 Robert Henry DARKER. |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, (Row 7, Grave No. 7), Wiltshire. |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Rose DARKER, husband of A. DARKER, Brisbane Streeet, Ipswich Road, Brisbane, Queensland. Born at Croydon, Queensland |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DARKER Robert Henry * |