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BARBER, Thomas John
| Service Number: | 485 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Goolwa, South Australia, 2 February 1886 |
| Home Town: | Goolwa, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 27 January 1975, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Location: RSL, Wall 107, Niche C011 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Goolwa War Memorial, Port Lincoln S.A.R. Eyre's Peninsula Division Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 485, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 485, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 485, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 485, 11th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 485, 11th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound (hip) | |
| 11 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 485, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
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Son of Henry Thomas BARBER and Jane nee COPPINS
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
"485 Private Thomas John Barber, 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment, of Goolwa, SA. Pte Barber enlisted on 9 December 1914 and embarked aboard HMAT Borda on 16 June 1915. He returned to Australia on 22 January 1917." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA: 1910 - 1924) Thursday 14 November 1918
RAILWAY STAFF CHANGES.
Mr. T. J. Barber, of the maintenance branch, recently connected with the staff at Port Pirie station, has accepted a transfer to the Peterborough station.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106527639
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