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BARKER, Peter Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5974 |
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Enlisted: | 17 March 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria |
Schooling: | Swan Hill State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farm Hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 15 July 1917, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Plot 11, Row A, Grave 19 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Swan Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
15 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5974 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-15 |
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37 Battalion
Rank - Private
11 Setember 1916 - Disembarked Plymouth
23 September 1916 - Taken on strength
22 Novmber 1916 - Proceeded to France from Southampton
3 December 1916 - To hospital, Bronchitis
9 December 1916 - Discharged to duty
10 December 1916 - Rejoined unit
Son of Elisha and Georgina Barker, of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia