BARKER, Michael Studholme
(Service number 17473)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27 February 1884 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Mangapeki, King Country | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. M. BARKER (mother), Woodbury, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 19th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 5 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waihora | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 June 1966 | Age | 82 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Woodbury Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Woodbury Hall - "In Memory of Those Who Fought in the Great War" | ||
Biographical Notes
Michael Studholme Barker was the first-born of John Mathias and Emily (née Studholme) Barker, of two notable early South Canterbury families. Six of this family engaged in war work in World War One - Paul Studholme Barker who died at Passchendaele in 1917, Michael, Esther Studholme Barker (later Mrs Hope) who worked in V.A.D. in Malta and England, John Studholme Barker, Roland Studholme Barker, and Harold Studholme Barker who served with the Navy.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 April 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 April 2017]; Timaru Herald, 8 November 1917 (Papers Past) [10 April 2017]
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