Peter Edward BARKER

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Service Number:	5974
Enlisted:	17 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria
Schooling:	Swan Hill State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 15 July 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Plot 11, Row A, Grave 19
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Swan Hill War Memorial

17 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
15 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5974, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5974 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-15

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37 Battalion

Rank - Private

11 Setember 1916 - Disembarked Plymouth

23 September 1916 - Taken on strength

22 Novmber 1916 - Proceeded to France from Southampton

3 December 1916 - To hospital, Bronchitis

9 December 1916 - Discharged to duty

10 December 1916 - Rejoined unit

Son of Elisha and Georgina Barker, of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia