Victor Thomas BARKLA

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Service Number:	36516
Enlisted:	21 September 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane on 21 September 1916, aged 33 years and 4 months. Next of Kin noted as Mrs Ellen Amelia Barkla (Mother), Chinchilla, Queensland. Updated to Father, James Barkla, after death of mother in July 1917.
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	4th Motor Transport Company
Born:	Donald, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Overseer, Public Servant
Died:	1 May 1942, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland PLOT Columbarium 1, Section 8
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21 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 36516, Enlisted at Brisbane on 21 September 1916, aged 33 years and 4 months. Next of Kin noted as Mrs Ellen Amelia Barkla (Mother), Chinchilla, Queensland. Updated to Father, James Barkla, after death of mother in July 1917.
5 Nov 1917:	Involvement Driver, 36516, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
5 Nov 1917:	Embarked Driver, 36516, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
16 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 36516, 4th Motor Transport Company, Returned to Australia on 15 October 1919. Rank noted as T/MT/Driver (Mechanical Transport).

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