William Owen BARBER

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Service Number:	540
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 21 October 1896
Home Town:	Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Maldon State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 July 1918, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Jerusalem War Cemetery Row H, Grave No. 53
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maldon Holy Trinity Anglican Church Memorial Window and Honour Roll

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25 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 540, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
25 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 540, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
19 Jul 1918:	Involvement Trooper, 540, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 540 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-07-19

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