BARKER, Francis Llewellyn
(Service number 13285)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18 September 1880 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 6 Nile Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs F. L. BARKER (wife), Fairlie; Mrs F. L. BARKER (wife), care of A. L. Wright, Beverley Road, 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 | New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916' 23 April 1918 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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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 | 25 July 1946 | Age | 85 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Francis Llewellyn Barker, the only son of Francis Henry and Marion (née Cox) Barker, was baptised on 2 November 1880 at St John's Anglican Church, Winchester. Francis Llewellyn married Rita Maude Wright on 14 January 1904 at St Mary's, Timaru. Embarking at Tilbury on 12 March 1919 for his second to New Zealand, he reached Lyttelton by the “Corinthic” in April 1919, one of 1142 soldiers aboard. His oldest son, Rupert Francis Trevor Barker served in World War II.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 November 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [15 November 2019]; Timaru Herald, 12 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 November 2013]
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