Person:Francis Barker (14)

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Francis Roy Barker
b.15 Aug 1917 Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
d.24 Dec 1943 Thailand
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m. Jan 1907
  1. Eileen Barker1908 - 1910
  2. Sylvia Anne Barker1909 - 1972
  3. Francis Roy Barker1917 - 1943
  4. Mona Iris Barker1918 - 1971
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Name Francis Roy Barker
Gender Male
Birth? 15 Aug 1917 Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Death? 24 Dec 1943 Thailand
Burial? Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, ThailandWar Cemetery

1940-43 - Service Record: Name: BARKER, FRANCIS ROY; Service: Australian Army; Service Number: VX43936; Date of Birth: 15 Aug 1917; Place of Birth: DEVONPORT, TAS; Date of Enlistment: 3 Jul 1940; Locality on Enlistment: HAWTHORN, VIC; Place of Enlistment: CAULFIELD, VIC; Next of Kin: BARKER, FRANCIS; Date of Death: 24 Dec 1943; Rank: Corporal; Posting on Death: 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion; WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display; Prisoner of War: Yes; Roll of Honour: HAWTHORN VIC.

1942 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as Francis Roy BARKER, 90 Elgin St, Hawthorn, Victoria, chef [with parents].

1943 - Roll of Honour: Name: Francis Roy BARKER; Service number: VX43936; Rank: Corporal; Unit: 2/29th Battalion (Infantry); Service: Army; Conflict: 1939-1945; Date of death: 24 December 1943; Place of death: Siam (Thailand); Cause of death: Illness; Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force).

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