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BARKER, Keith Athol
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX14552 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 September 1939, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Copmanhurst, New South Wales, Australia, 5 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Malaya, 15 February 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Kranji War Memorial Location: Column 119., Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Private, NX14552, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 21 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX14552, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, NX14552, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX14552 Private Keith Athol Barker, 2/18 Battalion, of Copmanhurst, NSW. Pte Barker enlisted in May 1941. Throughout 1941 the 2/18th Battalion was training and preparing defensive positions, in Malaya and Singapore, against the increasing likelihood of invasion by Japanese forces. Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942 and Pte Barker was listed as missing and presumed dead the same day. He was 21 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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