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BARKER, John Studholme
(Service number 7/6)

Aliases
First Rank Lieutenant Last Rank

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 Age
Address at Enlistment Woodbury
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin John M. Barker, Woodbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation Main Body
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Date 16 October 1914
Transport Tahiti or Athenic
Embarked From Lyttelton Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

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Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Death

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New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

In August 1914 John Barker left his farm near Geraldine in South Canterbury to go to the Great War. He returned more than five years later after having served in the Canterbury Mounted Rifles at Gallipoli and throughout the Middle East. His story is told in an e-book available from Canterbury Museum. The book draws on his diary, letters and photographs.

The book "From Geraldine to Jericho : John Barker and the Great War", edited by Paul S Barker (2017) is available from https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/848218/book-from-geraldine-to-jericho-john-barker-and-the-great-war-pdf

An article about the book, including a portrait of John Barker several images from his albums used in the book, can be found on the WW100 website at https://ww100.govt.nz/writing-a-great-war-family-history

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2014); "From Geraldine to Jericho: John Barker and the Great War", edited by Paul Barker (PDF, 2017), Canterbury Museum 2017.35.1; "Writing a Great War family history" from WW100 at https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/848218/book-from-geraldine-to-jericho-john-barker-and-the-great-war-pdf [accessed 22 October 2024]; SCroll web submissions by M Smith, 21 October 2024.

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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG

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