Henry Augustus BARBER

BARBER, Henry Augustus

Service Numbers: 2386, 2386A
Enlisted: 16 February 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
Born: MacKay, Queensland, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling: State School, Mackay, Queensland
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eton War Memorial, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

16 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1
19 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2386, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2386, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2386A, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2386A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07
Date unknown: Involvement 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

47 Battalion

Rank - Private

Son of Henry Alfred and Eliza Barber. Native of Mackay, Queensland. Brother of 2385 Pte William Barber, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919.