Pte
Gilbert Robert Barr
Information about birth
Place of birth: Balaklava, South Australia, Australia |
Army information
Country: Australia |
Force: Australian Imperial Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 5995 |
Units: — Australian Infantry, 16th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 31/10/1917 |
Cemetery
Wimereux Communal Cemetery Plot: VI Row: F Grave: 20 |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
Sources 2
16th Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/33/23). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, BARR G R). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/507624 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=2bcacf58-2485-49a8-a7c3-487406633394 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7351030 |
The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=14401 |