BARBERIE, Clive
| Service Number: | 3598 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | 1974, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3598, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3598, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3598, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney |
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Clive Barberie was born in Narrandera, New South Wales, in 1899. He was the son of Oliver Courtland Barberie and Florence Amelia Flood. In early 1917, he transferred to Sydney Technical High School, then known as just Technical High School, from Hurlstone Agricultural High School. However, his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of World War I, leading him to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force on 26 June 1917. He would have been approximately 18 at the time, when he enlisted he lied and said that he was 21 years old. This was just for a chance to fight for his country. This showcase of patriotism and boldness gives a great insight into his personality and the intense nationalistic fervour of the period.
Clive Barberie's military service began with his departure from Sydney on 2 August 1917. He arrived in Glasgow and completed further training for a couple months during which time he went to hospital sick. He was deployed to France on the 16th of January, and was taken on strength to the 53rd Battalion on 23rd January 1917.
Clive Barberie was wounded 23rd of February 1918, with a gun shot wound to his right leg, He received treatment until the end of April when he was discharged from hospital and went back to the frontlines in early May.
Then along with the rest of the 53rd battalion, he kept fighting for months until he suffered a concussion from a shell blast on the 1st September which sent him to hospital for 10 days until the 19th of September when he discharged to base depot.
After the war ended he was granted a couple of weeks leave in England in early 1919, and then he returned to France to assist with the clean-up. He was promoted to the Lance Corporal and then temporary Sergeant in May 1919. He was granted further leave in June 1919 and again in July and August 1919 and he reverted to the rank of Lance Corporal
Barberie returned to Australia on the 25th of October 1919 and was discharged 17th December 1919. He married Olive Adams in 1923 and had four children: Joyce Charmion, Lorna, Robert, and Alma Barberie. Tragically, one of his daughters passed away at the age of six, adding to the personal hardships he faced. Even after going through war, Clive Barberie managed to live a long and hopefully happy life until his death sometime in 1974, was 75 the the time of his passing.
Bibliography
Ken Stevenson, Research on Google Drive
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G318-B66/clive-barberie-1899-1974
https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/353437
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=3048845&isAv=N
https://tinyurl.com/3btf8nkv
References
Bullecourt (/explore/campaigns/6) 3 May 1917 to 17 May 1917
Polygon Wood (/explore/campaigns/19) 26 September 1917 to 3 October 1917
Dernancourt/Ancre (/explore/campaigns/35) 27 March 1918 to 30 April 1918
Villers Bretonneux (/explore/campaigns/23) 5 April 1918 to 25 April 1918
Amiens (/explore/campaigns/14) 8 August 1918 to 11 August 1918
Mont St Quentin/Peronne (/explore/campaigns/15) 31 August 1918 to 3 September 1918
Hindenburg Line (/explore/campaigns/81) 28 September 1918 to 5 October 1918