BARKER, John James
| Service Number: | 1414 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tarcowie, South Australia, 2 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Tarcowie, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | 25 August 1953, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Jamestown Canowie Belt Honour Roll, Jamestown Canowie Belt Yongala Estate Volunteers Roll of Honour, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1414 | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1414, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1414, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide |
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Rootsweb ID: I293179 Birth record: 2 Sep 1897 in Tarcowie, South Australia.
Father
Mother Mrs Mary Jane Barker, lived at Canowie Bell, via Tarcowie, SA
On enlisting John was 21 yrs 2 mths old; 5' 4.5" tall; 135 lbs; fair complexion; grey eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic; single; living with parents,
21/6/1915 enlisted at Keswick, SA
as a Private in 1st Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 11th reinforcements
25/10/1915 appointed to Mitcham camp
27/10/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT A24 Benalla
1/3/1916 taken on strength into 1st Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis
10/7/1916 sick to hospital, Romani
14/7/1916 rejoined unit
1/4/1918 sick to hospital, EEF
6/6/1918 joined unit, Moascar
3/9/1918 sick in hospital in the field, transfered to Montara and Port Said, Egypt
18/10/1918 joined 1st Light Horse Brigade, Moascar
27/10/1918 marched out to 3rd regiment
5/11/1918 taken on strength into 3rd Light Horse Regiment
13/12/1918 to be Lance Corporal, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
16/5/1919 embarked onboard HT Orari for Australia, ex Kantara, Egypt
26/6/1919 disembarked into Australia
19/8/1919 discharged from service
Medals: 1914/15 Star (1476); British War medal (6668); Victory medal (6605)
25/8/1953 passed away
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 25/4/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown SA for her information.