BARKER, Frederick Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 6920, 53692 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 June 1917, Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales,on board SS Feldmarschall on 19 June 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General Details Depot |
| Born: | Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Broadmeadows, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gasman |
| Died: | Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia, 30 May 1946, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 1-28A. 86. |
| Memorials: | Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6920, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6920, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53692, 13th Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales,on board SS Feldmarschall on 19 June 1918 | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 53692, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 53692, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney Date returned to Australia 1 July 1919 | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 53692, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney | |
| 5 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 53692, General Details Depot, 2nd MD |
Also served as 53692
53692 BARKER, Frederick Thomas Newcastle, New South Wales New South Wales Reinforcement 4
Submitted 29 October 2018 by Donna Hansen
Also enlisted as 6920
6920 BARKER, Frederick Thomas Broadmeadow, New South Wales 19th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
Submitted 29 October 2018 by Donna Hansen
Also enlisted as 6920
6920 BARKER, Frederick Thomas Broadmeadow, New South Wales 19th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
Submitted 29 October 2018 by Donna Hansen
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
76 years ago today, on the Tuesday afternoon of the 1st June 1948, Private Frederick Thomas Barker, Australian General Base Depot (13th Battalion, Reg Nos 6920 & 53692), gasman from "Barkerville", 30 Waratah Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales and 37 Roe Street, Mayfield, N.S.W., father of two (Fred & Ron), was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 54. ANGLICAN 1-28A. 86.
Born at Hamilton, New South Wales on the 15th October 1893 to Frederick Josiah, died 8.8.1901, Newcastle, N.S.W., age 41, buried at ANGLICAN 1-31. 18, from 45 Hunter Street West, Newcastle, New South Wales, and Charlotte Barker nee Turner, died 14.1.1924, Newcastle Hospital, N.S.W., age 57, mother of 9, sleeping at ANGLICAN 1-31. 18, from "Barkerville", 30 Waratah Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales; husband of Katherine Barker nee Nesbitt (married 1921, Hamilton, N.S.W., died 18.9.1963, Newcastle, N.S.W., age 70, sleeping here), Fred enlisted on the 16th June 1917 with the 19th Battalion, Reg No-6920, at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on the 16th July 1917.
Failed to re-embark at Fremantle, Western Australia 23.7.1917.
Posted as deserter 3.8.1917.
Embarked at Sydney 19.6.1918.
Admitted to ship's hospital 1.7.1918 (influenza).
Commenced return to Australia 1.7.1919.
Fred arrived home on the 20th August 1919, being discharged on the 5th September 1919.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140074547 - report of a public welcome home and presentation to Fred and 19 other Broadmeadow boys at the Broadway Picture Palace.
Mr. Barker’s name has been inscribed on the Hamilton (Gregson Park) War Memorial, Hamilton Municipal District Roll of Honor, Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honor and the Hamilton St. Peter's Anglican Church Honor Roll.
I have placed poppies and a 1914-1918 WAR label at Fred’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Not officially commemorated.
Younger brother William Bertie (born 18.2.1895, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, smelter worker from "Barkerville", 30 Waratah Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, enlisted 27.8.1915, 20th Battalion, Reg No-3754, KIA 8.7.1918, age 23 years 5 months, resting at Longueau British Cemetery, France. Plot 2 Row A Grave 4) memorialised at parent's gravesite at the cemetery. ANGLICAN 1-31. 18.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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