Alfred James (Wick) BARBER

BARBER, Alfred James

    Service Numbers: 737, 413, 665, VP665
    Enlisted: 3 May 1912, Permanent Forces, Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (R.A.G.A.) Queenscliff, Victoria
    Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 1
    Last Unit: 36th Heavy Artillery Group
    Born: Cudgewa, Victoria, 19 January 1886
    Home Town: Queenscliff, Victoria
    Schooling: Cudgewa State School, Victoria
    Occupation: Soldier
    Died: Queenscliff, Victoria, 29 September 1956, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Queenscliff Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
    QCF-SECT-1B-807-061
    Memorials: Corryong Cudgewa State School No 1956 Great European War Honor Roll, Cudgewa War Memorial, Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll
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    Non Warlike Service

    3 May 1912: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, 737, Permanent Forces, Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (R.A.G.A.) Queenscliff, Victoria

    World War 1 Service

    9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, 413, Siege Artillery Brigade, Gunner, Drawn from the R.A.G.A.
    17 Jul 1915: Embarked Gunner, 413, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
    17 Jul 1915: Involvement Gunner, 413, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
    28 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, 413, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, WIA, gas poisoning, shell
    23 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, 413, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, WIA (2nd occ.), gas, shell burns
    19 Feb 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, 413, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, RTA per Orca, disembarked Melbourne 7-4-1919
    30 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, 413, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Medically Unfit AIF (Gas Poisoning)

    Non Warlike Service

    31 May 1919: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 665, Reposted Permanent Forces, Royal Australian Garrison Artillery (R.A.G.A.) Queenscliff, Victoria

    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), VP665, Lance Sergeant, Royal Australian Artillery Regiment
    7 Nov 1939: Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 2 Hy. Bde, R.A.A., 3 M.D.
    8 May 1941: Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, W.E., R.A.A.
    1 Jun 1942: Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, R.S.M.(R.A.A.)
    20 Aug 1946: Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, VP665, Retirement (age 60). Total Effective Service 33 years 262 days. Active Service in Australia 1377 days, Active Service overseas (AIF) 1361 days.

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