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BARGER, William Gabriel
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3655 |
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Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Junorton Roll of Honor, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 3655, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 3655, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 3655, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 3655, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 30 and the son of Harry Barger and of Emma Arnold (formerly Barger); husband of Elsie J. Barger, of 403, High St., Bendigo, Victoria.