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BARKER, Gordon John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX9269 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 25 September 1915 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 3 March 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia Panel 22 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX9269, 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX9269 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
Gordon Barker
Gordon was a prisoner of war in Changi prison Singapore.On a work detail from the prison one day the men where made to line up in single file,every other man was taken,of which Gordon was one and transported to Borneo where he died as a prisoner of war. Gordon was a Cartographer in Adelaide.
Submitted 22 November 2020 by Blair Broadbent
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