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BARKER, William Palmerston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 428 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1917, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Palmerston, Victoria, 22 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 428, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 428, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 428, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...428 Second Corporal William Palmerston Barker, No 2 Section, Railway Unit... A fireman from South Yarra, Victoria prior to enlistment, 2nd Cpl Barker embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ballarat on 10 February 1917. Whilst in England he fell from a moving train, breaking his left leg in five places. This left him with a deformed leg which was shorter than the other and he returned to Australia on 1 November 1917 and was medically discharged..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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