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Service Number:	3961
Enlisted:	15 November 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Croydon, New South Wales, 1890
Home Town:	Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Croydon Public School
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 13 June 1918
Cemetery:	Querrieu British Cemetery, Picardie Row B, Grave 41, Querrieu British Cemetery, Querrieu, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tewantin War Memorial

15 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3961, Brisbane, Queensland
31 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
13 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3961, 25th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France)

25 Battalion

Rank - Private

24 March 1917 gunshot wounds to arm and leg

13 June 1918 died of gunshot wounds to chest and back

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of James Kew Barr and Mary Ann Barr, of "Glen Ayr," 20, Arthur St., Croydon, New South Wales.

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