BARR, Percy George Archibald
| Service Number: | 3006 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Arnold College, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery To be rededicated on 19 July 2024 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3006, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1916: | Promoted Corporal | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3006, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3006 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Percy George Archibald BARR was born in 1897 in Oxford, England
His parents were Thomas Havelock BARR and Beatrice Maud ARCHER who married in Pancras, London in 1895
Percy arrived in Australia as a young child with his family and later served in the Senior Cadets for 4 years as a Sergeant in the 34th Infantry Battalion and also in the Citizen Military Forces for 1 year before he enlisted in Liverpool, NSW on 14th July, 1915 and embarked with the 2nd Battalion, 10th reinforcements from Sydney on the HMAT Warialda on 8th October, 1915
He died on 19th July, 1916 at Fromelle in France due to an exploding shell - his burial place was unclear but he is listed by the Commonwealth War Graves as being at Rue du Bois Cemetery in France
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
Biography contributed
Corporal Percy George Archibald Barr has been found and identified along with 6 others in 2024. His remains were discovered in 2007 but only recently with the use of DNA and forensic evidence has he been positively identified.
Corporal Barr will have his headstone rededicated on the anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles on 19 July 2024.
Lest We Forget
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