Bertie Charlie BARKER

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Service Number:	1885
Enlisted:	30 March 1916, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stowmarket, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling:	Rougham School, England
Occupation:	Chaffeur
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

30 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1885, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1885, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney

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Arrived in Australia aged 21 years

Middle name of Charles is shown on page 24 of the Attestation papers

43 Battalion

Rank - Private

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Frederick and Julia Barker, Oak Farm, Rougham near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Brother of Ethel Barker