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BARBER, Douglas Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX20316, S59909 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Peterborough, South Australia , 8 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Dental Technician |
| Died: | Cancer, Brisbane Queensland Australia , 24 October 2001, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Stirling North Cemetery (Port Augusta), S.A. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jul 1942: | Involvement SX20316 | |
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| 3 Jul 1942: | Involvement S59909 | |
| 3 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 3 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, SX20316 | |
| 16 May 1946: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carmel Barber
Douglas Barber was the 8th of 12 children born to James George and Ruby Millicent (nee Daniel)
Doug was a keen amateur naturalist and enjoyed bushwalking, bird life and geology. Many happy years were spent camping, all around Australia, but particularly in the Flinders Ranges.
On 27 August 1947 he married Nora Kathleen Cotton and settled in Whyalla, where he worked as a Dental Technician; they had 5 children.
After retirement, Doug and Nora moved to Brisbane, after his death Doug was buried in Stirling North Cemetary, close to his beloved Flinders Ranges