BARKER, John Studholme
(Service number 7/6)
| First Rank | Lieutenant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Woodbury | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John M. Barker, Woodbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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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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