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BARKER, John Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 668, 3251 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Highfields, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 6 April 1871 |
| Home Town: | Ballandean, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | 6 July 1952, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Stanthorpe General Cemetery, Queensland Plot: Section 4, Row D, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Ballandean Sons of the Empire |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 668 | |
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| 17 Aug 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 668, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 & 518 notes part of the first draft that followed the original unit to South Africa. | |
| 18 Aug 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 668, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes first draft left Brisbane by rail 18 Aug 1901 to Sydney where embarked on 20 Aug 1901 on the Britannic arriving at Cape Town South Africa 22 Sept 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 668, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3251, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3251, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 3251, 49th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Plymouth 13 Feb 1917 aboard H.T. Ulysses for return to Australia arriving Melbourne 12 Apr 1917, discharged 29 May 1917. | |
| 29 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3251, 49th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
John Charles Barker served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Lance Corporal S.N. 144 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, and second as a Private S.N. 668 in the 6th Queensland Bushmen. (source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 470 and 519- see note bottom of page).
He would go on to serve again in WW1 as a Private S.N. 3251 in the 9th Infantry Battalion AIF. (source National Archives Australia WW1 service records).