Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Sapper Fred Barker.  Source:  RSL Outpost

Barker F C  Sapper  18556    Frederick Charles      2 Div Sig Co    19    Salesman    Single    C of E       

Address: Ascot Vale, Waratah St, 18   

Next of Kin: Barker, Arthur, father, 18 Waratah St, Ascot Vale   

Enlisted: 19 Apr 1917       

Embarked: A32 Themistocles 4 Aug 1917           

Relatives on Active Service:

Barker H A Pte 43 brother

Walker K L L Cpl 438 cousin       

Mentioned in this correspondence:

Brother Harold published in the Essendon Gazette 24 Oct 1918 

'A Tale of Two Soldiers', by Alan Ralph Barker, in Queensland RSL News, Edition 05, 2018

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Town Hall A-F

Ascot Vale School Honour Roll                                                                                                   

St Thomas' Anglican Church                                           

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours