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William Henry Barker

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 34 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 34 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Barker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 4/1326 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 August 1880 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Mental Hospital, Kihikihi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Rebecca Barker (mother), Langdon Beck, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 December 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/1326 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 'Of Langdon Beck Hotel, he was brother to Jonathan Coulthard Baker. William left for New Zealand on Wednesday the 31st January 1912, and during the war he was enlisted into the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, where he served as a sapper and saw action in France. He visited his family back home at Langdon Beck during June of 1916, and left on the 19th July for Foreign Service. After the war he returned home to run the Langdon Beck Hotel until he died and was buried on the 14th February 1930.' Source: Desmond G. Collinson, 'Teesdale of Yesteryear: Forest-in-Teesdale, Number Three', p.17.

    Married Hannah Gibson, 1924. Public source - England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 transcription. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    14 February 1930 AWMM
  • Date of death
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

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28 January 2017DaveCROOK, County Durham, EnglandResearcher

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