Service No. 56, Unit: 1 (TAS) CNTGNT. Died of disease at Deelfontein; during the Boer War.
Born 28th June 1874 at Port Sorell to Jacob Barker and Lydia Lacey Hedges, he died of enteric fever on June 15th 1900 at Deelfontein Cape Colony.
From a letter from his father dated November 11, 1902 it appears that Private Barker was born at the Forth Tasmania and was within a fortnight of 26 years of age. He was a son of the soil and had always been engaged in farm work, and like many others, had taken a turn at road work. He was always a good son to his parents. He was a member of the Christian Endeavour Society and he was also a good soldier as Major Wallace Brown can testify.∼Service number: 56
Rank: Private
Unit: First Tas Mounted Infantry Contingent
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Date of death: 15 June 1900
Place of death: Deelfontein
Cause of death: Died of disease
Born 28th June 1874 at Port Sorell to Jacob Barker and Lydia Lacey Hedges, he died of enteric fever on June 15th 1900 at Deelfontein Cape Colony.
From a letter from his father dated November 11, 1902 it appears that Private Barker was born at the Forth Tasmania and was within a fortnight of 26 years of age. He was a son of the soil and had always been engaged in farm work, and like many others, had taken a turn at road work. He was always a good son to his parents. He was a member of the Christian Endeavour Society and he was also a good soldier as Major Wallace Brown can testify.∼Service number: 56
Rank: Private
Unit: First Tas Mounted Infantry Contingent
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Date of death: 15 June 1900
Place of death: Deelfontein
Cause of death: Died of disease
Service No. 56, Unit: 1 (TAS) CNTGNT. Died of disease at Deelfontein; during the Boer War.
Born 28th June 1874 at Port Sorell to Jacob Barker and Lydia Lacey Hedges, he died of enteric fever on June 15th 1900 at Deelfontein Cape Colony.
From a letter from his father dated November 11, 1902 it appears that Private Barker was born at the Forth Tasmania and was within a fortnight of 26 years of age. He was a son of the soil and had always been engaged in farm work, and like many others, had taken a turn at road work. He was always a good son to his parents. He was a member of the Christian Endeavour Society and he was also a good soldier as Major Wallace Brown can testify.∼Service number: 56
Rank: Private
Unit: First Tas Mounted Infantry Contingent
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Date of death: 15 June 1900
Place of death: Deelfontein
Cause of death: Died of disease
Born 28th June 1874 at Port Sorell to Jacob Barker and Lydia Lacey Hedges, he died of enteric fever on June 15th 1900 at Deelfontein Cape Colony.
From a letter from his father dated November 11, 1902 it appears that Private Barker was born at the Forth Tasmania and was within a fortnight of 26 years of age. He was a son of the soil and had always been engaged in farm work, and like many others, had taken a turn at road work. He was always a good son to his parents. He was a member of the Christian Endeavour Society and he was also a good soldier as Major Wallace Brown can testify.∼Service number: 56
Rank: Private
Unit: First Tas Mounted Infantry Contingent
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Date of death: 15 June 1900
Place of death: Deelfontein
Cause of death: Died of disease
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