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BARBER, Alfred Douglas
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 131, 3681 |
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Enlisted: | 26 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lucindale, South Australia, 5 July 1879 |
Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 22 August 1916, aged 37 years |
Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot X1X, Row B, Grave 9, Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor, Mount Gambier War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 131, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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World War 1 Service
26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3681, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3681, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
9 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3681, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound to the thigh |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Barber and Mary (nee Allan) Barber of Benara Road, Mt. Gambier, SA
Brother of William Allan Barber, Ethel Sophia Barber, Jessie Annabella Barber and Rachel Eliza Barber,
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal