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BARKER, Rollo William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 14 |
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Enlisted: | 6 June 1915 |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Tallarook, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1891 |
Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Tallarook, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Motor cycle accident, Bailleul, France, 27 February 1918, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 1 |
Memorials: | Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll, Tallarook St. Stephen's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
6 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 14, Siege Artillery Brigade | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 14, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 14, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
16 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Promoted to Corporal | |
13 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Siege Artillery Brigade, Promoted to Sergeant | |
10 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant | |
27 Feb 1918: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-02-27 |
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