Walter Frank BARKER

BARKER, Walter Frank

Service Number: 6067
Enlisted: 11 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 8th Field Company Engineers
Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 26 October 1891
Home Town: Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling: Ipswich Central State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Painter
Died: Pneumonia, France, 6 March 1919, aged 27 years
Cemetery: Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Honour Board, Ipswich Central Congregational Church Pictorial Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

11 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6067, Brisbane, Queensland
20 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6067, 6th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 6067, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Brisbane
6 Mar 1919: Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6067, 8th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6067 awm_unit: 8th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-03-06

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Son of Frank Barker and Caroline Charlotte Favre

Brother of 6543 Pte. Percy Norman Barker who was killed in action at Polygon Wood on 02 Oct 1917