BARKER, Herbert
(Service number 42014)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. G. CROMIE (mother), Buchanan Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 23rd Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 2 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 September 1966 | Age | 79 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Herbert Barker was the son of Henry and Mary Grace (née Stacy) Barker. His father died in 1887 and in 1892 his mother married John Cromie.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 5 September 1966 (Timaru District Library) [02 August 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [02 August 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [02 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 5 September 1966 (Timaru District Library) [01 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 29 December 1896, 8 & 19 January 1918, 2 & 20 February 1918, 8 & 20 May 1918 (Papers Past) [06 August 2016]
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