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BARKER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5704 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Querrieu British Cemetery Row B, Grave No. 10 Querrieu, Somme is a village 10 kilometres east-north-east of Amiens on the road (D929) to Albert, Bapaume and Cambrai. The cemetery is south of the village, 100 metres after the church on the left hand side of the road (VC201) leading to the neighbouring village of Bussy-les-Daours. , Querrieu British Cemetery, Querrieu, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 27 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5704, Tunnelling Companies | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5704, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5704, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 5704, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Gun shot wound to finger | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 5704, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5704 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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