BARKER, John Albert
| Service Number: | 2534 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1916, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, 15 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Abermain, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Colliery driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood Belgium Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Abermain War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cessnock Abermain Comforts Fund Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2534, Newcastle, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2534, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2534, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2534, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
"...2534 Private John Albert Barker, 35th Battalion. Private Barker died on 1917-06-7. He is buried in the Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Warneton, Belgium... His father 1477 Private Barker was also killed in action..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Son of 1477 Pte. James Barker (/explore/people/309414) of the 34th Batt., who was killed in action on 20 Jul 1917 in Belgium.
His three brothers also served, 1406 Pte. Thomas Garside Barker (/explore/people/257753) of the 13th Batt. was wounded in action at Gallipoli on 02 May 1915, GSW to the face and invalided back to Australia
1503 Pte. Lambert Manfred Barker (/explore/people/272268) of the 17th Batt. who was wounded in action at Gallipoli, (mild shrapnel wound to the hand), and served throughout the rest of the war
375 Pte. Job Barker (/explore/people/100578) of the 35th Batt. saw service at the front, but compassionately discharged following the death of his father and his brother John, to care for his widowed mother.
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