BARBER, Charles
| Service Numbers: | 1264, SN 1264, S1417 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
| Born: | Goolwa, South Australia, Australia, 29 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Kybybolite, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goolwa Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | 25 September 1952, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General B, Path 7, Grave 533 |
| Memorials: | Goolwa War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1264, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 26 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1264, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, SN 1264, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1264, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Feb 1941: | Involvement Private, S1417 | |
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| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), S1417, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), Discharged 24 Sept 1941 | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S1417 | |
| 24 Sep 1941: | Discharged | |
| 24 Sep 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S1417 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carmel Barber
Charles Barber was the 5th son of Henry Thomas Barber and Hannah Jane (nee Coppins) of Goolwa
He married Ada Maud Pitt on 14th October 1911
At the time of enlistment he lived at Stanford Street Parkside and listed his wife as Next of Kin resident at 237 The Parade Norwood.
His brother Thomas John Barber had joined the 11th Light Horse in Dec 1914
Charles joined the RSL in 1941 and maintained his Membership until 1952, by which stage he was resident at Cross Road Clarence Park.
Biography contributed by Carmel Barber
Charles Barber was the 5th son of Henry Thomas Barber and Hannah Jane (nee Coppins) of Goolwa
He married Ada Maud Pitt on 14th October 1911
at the time of enlistment he lived in Parkside and his wife lived at Norwood
His brother Thomas John Barber had joined the 11th Light Horse in Dec 1914
Biography contributed by Paul Lemar
Charles was the son of Henry Thomas BARBER & Hannah Jane COPPIN and was born on the 29th of March 1888 in Goolwa, SA.
His parents were married on the 31st of January 1875 in the Wesleyan Parsonage, Brompton, SA.
His father was the son of Isaac BARBER & Jane HYDE and was born on the 30th of August 1841 in St Leonard Shoreditch, London, England.
His mother was the daughter of Joseph COPPINS & Jane Matilda HEATH and was born on the 19th of March 1857 in Willaston, SA.
Charles was the sixth child born into the family of 9 children.
His father was an engine driver and the family lived in Goolwa.
Charles attended the Goolwa Public School and then gained employment as a labourer.
Charles married Ada Maud PITT on the 14th of October 1911 at the residence of Ada’s father in Currency Creek, SA.
Ada was the daughter of Charles Albert PITT & Lydia CANNAN and was born on the 25th of February 1888 in Currency Creek, SA.
They made their first home in Goolwa and welcomed their only child; Lydia Myrtle, on the 31st of August 1912, before moving to Stanford Street, Parkside.
With the outbreak of WW1 his brother Thomas enlisted into the 11th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron (485) on the 9th of December 1914 and embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT A7 Medic on the 2nd of June 1915.
At the age of 26, Charles enlisted into the AIF on the 21st of July 1915 in Keswick and was allotted the service number 1264 and posted to K Group Infantry at Mitcham Camp.
He was then posted to D Squadron and on the 16th of August he was transferred to the 11th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcements.
On the evening of the 11th of October 1915 a farewell was held in the Goolwa Institute Hall for Charles and 5 other soldiers and the residence presented them with pipes and cigarette cases.
Charles embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A24 Benalla on the 27th of October 1915, disembarked in Egypt and marched into Heliopolis Camp for further training.
He spent Christmas 1915 here and then suffered from severe Otitis (middle ear infections) and was recommended for return to Australia.
Charles embarked from Suez on the 20th of January 1916 on board HS Karoola, disembarked in Sydney on the 23rd of February and entrained to Adelaide.
He was discharged from the AIF, medically unfit, on the 6th of March 1916.
Charles returned to Goolwa where a welcome home social was held for him in the Goolwa Institute Hall on Friday evening, the 10th of March and he was presented with a pocket book.
On the 16th of November 1934 their daughter married Ronald Herbert GREEN (LINN) in the Registry Office, Morgan, SA and Charles and Ada became grandparents to Desmond and Fay.
By early 1940 they had moved to Kybybolite, SA.
With the outbreak of WW2 their son in-law, Ronald, enlisted into the 2/2nd Reserve Motor Transport on the 11th of July 1940 (SX8544).
He embarked for Malaya on the 2nd of February 1941.
The following day, at the age of 52, Charles enlisted into the AMF on the 3rd of February 1941 in Wayville and was allotted the service number S1417 and posted to the 4th MD (Military District) Provost Company as Temporary Corporal.
On the 6th of March he was transferred to the AASC at Alice Springs for 6 days.
He was admitted into the Wayville Hospital for 5 days on the 17th of May for observation and then granted 3 days sick leave.
On the 22nd of July 1941 they purchased a home at 300 Cross Roads, Clarence Park and then on the 24th of September Charles was discharged from the AMF, as unfit for duty.
On the 16th of February 1942 Ronald was reported as missing in action before being reported as a POW in the Thai-Burma Camp.
He was forced to work on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway and suffered from Appendicitis. He was operated on but died of Peritonitis on the 25th of April 1943 (ANZAC DAY).
But Lydia was not aware of his death until 1945 when Reginald Leo Morris, who was in the same unit as Ronald, returned to Australia and informed Lydia of Ronlad’s death.
Reginald was actually AWOL when the Japanese invaded and was then incarcerated in Changi Prison for the remainder of the war.
Charles died on the 25th of September 1952 in a Private Hospital and was buried 2 days later in the Centennial Park Cemetery; General B, Path 7, Grave 533.
After Charles’s death Ada married Clifford James JOLLY on the 1st of October 1955 and they lived in her home. Ada died on the 29th of March 1961 and was buried with Charles in the Centennial Park Cemetery.
Military
WW1
At the age of 26, Charles enlisted into the AIF on the 21st of July 1915 in Keswick and was allotted the service number 1264 and posted to K Group Infantry at Mitcham Camp.
He listed his wife, of 237 The Parade, Norwood, as his next of kin.
He was then posted to D Squadron and on the 16th of August he was transferred to the 11th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcements.
Charles embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A24 Benalla on the 27th of October 1915, disembarked in Egypt and marched into Heliopolis Camp for further training.
He spent Christmas 1915 here and then suffered from severe Otitis (middle ear infections) and was recommended for return to Australia.
Charles embarked from Suez on the 20th of January 1916 on board HS Karoola, disembarked in Sydney on the 23rd of February and entrained to Adelaide.
He was discharged from the AIF, medically unfit, on the 6th of March 1916 and awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals.
WW2
At the age of 52, Charles enlisted into the AMF on the 3rd of February 1941 in Wayville and was allotted the service number S1417 and posted to the 4th MD (Military District) Provost Company as Temporary Corporal.
He listed his wife, of Kybybolite, as his next of kin.
On the 6th of March he was transferred to the AASC at Alice Springs for 6 days.
He was admitted into the Wayville Hospital for 5 days on the 17th of May for observation and then granted 3 days sick leave.
Charles was discharged from the AMF, unfit for duty, on the 24th of September 1941.
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