Henry Matthew BARKER

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BARKER, Henry Matthew

Service Number:	3007
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Richmond Central State School and St Ignatius College, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 25 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3007, Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 5th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
25 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3007, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"Private H. M. Barker, brother of Mrs. Herb. Whitaker, 30 Tanner st., who was previously reported missing, has now been officially listed as killed in action. He was 40 years.of age, an old boy of Central School, and a member of the Limerick Club. He left Melbourne on September 29, 1915, and after six months in Egypt went on to France. He was last seen alive by his comrades on July 28, 1917." - from the Richmond Guardian 12 Jan 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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