BARBER, Alfred Anthony
| Service Number: | 1968 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hyde Park, South Australia, 27 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Plympton Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Cowell War Memorial, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kimba Men Roll of Honour, Kimba War Memorial, Plympton District Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1968, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1968, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1968, 48th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1968 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Son of Samuel Anthony BARBER and Nellie nee STONE
Biography contributed by Cleve Area School
Alfred Anthony Barber was born in Hyde Park South Australia on the 27th of May 1891. As a young man Barber attended the Plympton Public school in Adelaide. Prior to enlisting in the services, Mr Barber was a farmer in Arno Bay South Australia.
Barber was enlisted on 14th of June 1915 at age 24, and disembarked for service on the 7th of February 1916 out of Adelaide. Barber's unit was the 48th Infantry Battalion, where upon embarkation he was listed as a Private.
He was promoted to Corporal 28th May 1917 and soon after was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field, 23rd June 1917. The details were published in the London Gazette 14th August 1917. October 9th, 1917 Barber was promoted again, to Sergeant
He was killed in action on the 28th of March 1918, aged 26 years old. Barber is commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France.
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