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BARBER, William Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2658 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Reedbeds, South Australia, 5 January 1877 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Accidental (train crash), Alkmaar, Transvaal, South Africa, Alkmaar, South Africa, Singapore, 28 July 1961, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Adelaide St Peter's Cathedral Boer War Honour Roll |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 7 Feb 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 2658, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 16 Jul 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 2658, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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"AN AUSTRALIAN DEAD. London, July 24.
Mr. W. S. Barber, fireman on the Imperial military railways in the Transvaal Colony, who went to South Africa with the 4th Battalion of the Australian Commonwealth Contingent, has been killed by a railway accident at Alkmaar." - from the Adelaide Express and Telegraph 25 Jul 1902 (nla.gov.au)