BARKER, Douglas Roy
| Service Numbers: | NX41875, 21107 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 25 May 1922 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Korea, 23 February 1952, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Post Second World War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX41875, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 4 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 21107 | |
| 2 Jun 1948: | Discharged Private, NX41875, 67 Australian Infantry Battalion |
Korean War Service
| 26 Jan 1952: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 21107 | |
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| 23 Feb 1952: | Involvement Sergeant, 21107, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"S.A. Man, 12 Years A Soldier, Killed in Korea
A soldier who was wounded twice in Malays and once in Korea in 12 years' Army service, was killed in action in Korea last Saturday. He was Sgt. Douglas Roy Barker, 29, of Junction street, Mile End.
Sgt. Barker Joined the AIF in 1940. After service in Malaya he became a member of the BCOF in Japan before being sent back to Malaya as an Instructor in 1948. Twice woanded in 1949, he spent leave in Adelaide and then returned to Japan. Sent to Korea, he was wounded in action and invalided home. From April to November, 1951, he was an instructor in Victoria, and then went back to active service in Korea. As a boy, Sgt. Barker spent seven years at Moonta.
CANBERRA, February 29. —Sgt. Barker's name is in cluded in a casualty list issued today by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis)." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 01 Mar 1952 (nla.gov.au)
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