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BARKER, Paul Studholme
(Service number )

Woodbury War Memorial, pictured in 2010
Woodbury War Memorial (World War One plaque), pictured in 2010
Aliases
First Rank Last Rank Captain

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Sheep farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin J.M Barker, Woodbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with UK Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation Royal Field Artillery
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 78th Battalion
Date
Transport
Embarked From Destination
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards Military Cross

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date Age 30
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Solferino Farm Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Blegium
Memorial Reference I. D. 21
New Zealand Memorials On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine Church Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial; Woodbury Church Memorial (MC, 78th Brigade RF); Woodbury War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Christs's College School List 1850-1950, page 233 1869 BARKER, Paul Studholme. "Andrews's" "Collins's" February, 1899-1906 Son of John Mathias Barker (406), Woodbury Prefect; XV., 1905-6; Shooting VIII., 1906; Sheepfarmer, Berengaria, Upper Murchison, W.A.; Captain, M.C., 78th Brigade R.F.A. in Great War. Killed in action 26th October, 1917.http://www.ccoba.com/membership/search/recordview.php?id=2-3391 which contains slightly different information PAUL BARKER, Number 1869, House Andrews, Collins, Years 1899 - 1906, History Son of JM Barker (406). Brother of Michael (1723a), Harold (2252), Clive (2774). Killed in action, 26 October 1917. Country New Zealand

Sources

CWGC Sep 2013; NEW-ZEALAND-L Archives Rootsweb

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Researched and Written by

Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald

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