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BARKER, Percy Norman
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6543 |
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Enlisted: | 4 July 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 28 June 1896 |
Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
Schooling: | Ipswich Central State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Painter |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 2 October 1917, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Honour Board, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Pictorial Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6543, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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21 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6543, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6543, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
2 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6543, 9th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Frank Barker and Caroline Charlotte Favre
Brother of 6067 Drv. Walter Barker (/explore/people/95850) who died of pneumonia in France on 06 Mar 1919