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BARKER, Horace John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX37335 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia , 26 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Bowen, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 14 March 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea B3 E 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bowen War Memorial, Rabaul Chapel 26th Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX37335 | |
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| 18 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX37335, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Townsville, Qld. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Horace Marlow Barker and Ethel May Barker, of Bowen, North Queensland.
NOT JUST TODAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER
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