BARBER, Charles
| Service Numbers: | 1264, SN 1264, S1417 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
| Born: | Goolwa, SA, 29 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kybybolite, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Memorials: | Goolwa War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1264, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 26 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1264, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, SN 1264, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1264, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Feb 1941: | Involvement Private, S1417 | |
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| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), S1417, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), Discharged 24 Sept 1941 | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S1417 | |
| 24 Sep 1941: | Discharged | |
| 24 Sep 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S1417 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carmel Barber
Charles Barber was the 5th son of Henry Thomas Barber and Hannah Jane (nee Coppins) of Goolwa
He married Ada Maud Pitt on 14th October 1911
At the time of enlistment he lived at Stanford Street Parkside and listed his wife as Next of Kin resident at 237 The Parade Norwood.
His brother Thomas John Barber had joined the 11th Light Horse in Dec 1914
Charles joined the RSL in 1941 and maintained his Membership until 1952, by which stage he was resident at Cross Road Clarence Park.
Biography contributed by Carmel Barber
Charles Barber was the 5th son of Henry Thomas Barber and Hannah Jane (nee Coppins) of Goolwa
He married Ada Maud Pitt on 14th October 1911
at the time of enlistment he lived in Parkside and his wife lived at Norwood
His brother Thomas John Barber had joined the 11th Light Horse in Dec 1914
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