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BARBER, William Owen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 540 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914, Castlemaine, Vic. |
| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 540, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Castlemaine, Vic. | |
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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 | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 540, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Embarked for Gallipoli | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 540, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Magdhaba | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 540, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza , GSW to right leg. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 11 July 1917. | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 540, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba | |
| 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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