BARKER, Thomas Garside
| Service Number: | 1406 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 22 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Abermain, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 16 November 1970, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bowen General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Abermain War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1406, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1406, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1406, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1406, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1406, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (face) | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1406, 13th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Brother 2534 Pte. John Albert Barker, 35th Bn. Australian Inf. killed in action 7th June, 1917.
Father: 1477 Pte James BARKER, 34th Battalion, killed in action, 20 July 1917.
Thomas Barker was wounded in action at Gallipoli 4th May 1915, (gun shot wound to the face and jaw)
The Medical Board who examined him in Australia after his return in October 1915, stated that he still suffered from the scar of the entry wound, which had passed across his jaw, knocking out teeth, fracturing his jaw and that the bullet was still lodged in his head. He still had difficulty eating and was recommended for discharge as medically unfit.