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BARBER, Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 35 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, Enlisted in Keswick, South Australia. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Barry Town, South Wales, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Keswick, South Australia. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 35, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 35, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 35, 8th Machine Gun Company, Contusions on legs, buried by shell | |
| 21 Jul 1920: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Discharged in consequence of being illegal absente. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Mr Gilbert Barber was born in Barry Town, South Wales 1889. He had a fair complexion with blue eyes and light brown hair. At the age of 26 he enlisted into the Australian Army at Keswick South Australia. He was the Enrolled into the 32nd Battalion, B Company. In late 1917 he was transferred to the 8th Machine Gun co mpany and wounded in action on 18 November 1917. While in England recuperating he went AWL and was apprehended on 31 October 1918. In early 1919 he deserted and was not recaptured. he was declared ineligible for war service medals.