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BARKER, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5039 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux. No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5039, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5039, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 12 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5039, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5039 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-12 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Son of Mrs S. Lamont (formerly Barker) and the John Barker, 7 Villiers Street, Melbourne