BARBER Albert

Prior History: Occupation: Motor Mechanic Next of Kin: Father - George Barber, 58 Adelaide Road, Leyton, England Prior Service: 3 months in British Navy, bought out

Physical Description: Height - 5'5¾", Weight - 10 stone, Chest - 33-35½", Complexion - Fair, Eyes - Blue, Hair - Light Brown, Religion - Congregational, Vaccinations - 3 left Arm, Mole inside Left Thigh.

26/10/1914: Enlisted in Melbourne

28/10/1914: Enlisted Sapper

22/12/1914: Embarked at Melbourne per A30 "Borda"

5/4/1915: Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli

30/7/1915: Admitted "Neuralia" Hospital Ship, Enteritis (inflammation of the small intestine)

4/8/1915: Admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Diarrhoea, slight

8/8/1915: Discharged to Duty

October 1915: Transferred from Mex Alexandria to Maadi Cairo

9/3/1916: Transferred from 2nd Division Signal Company No 2 Section to 4th Division Signal Company

9/3/1916: Taken on Strength of 4th Division Signal Company, T/Kebir

10/5/1916: Remustered Sapper, Serapeum

2/6/1916: Embarked on "Kinsfaun Castle" for Overseas, Alexandria

8/6/1916: Disembarked to join British Expeditionary Force, Marseilles

22/8/1916: To Hospital, sick

23/8/1916: Admitted with Influenza, 23rd General Hospital, Etaples

30/8/1916: Embarked on "Stad Antwerpen" at Calais for England with Debility

30/8/1916: 4th Northern General Hospital in Lincoln, Debility after influenza

28/9/1916: Granted furlough at Control Headquarters at Woodcote Park

29/9/1816: Marched In from Hospital to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire

29/9/1916: Taken on Strength from hospital

17/10/1916: Taken on Strength from furlough, classified Bla(?)

2/11/1916: Marched Out to Weymouth (calssified BaB)

3/11/1916: No 2 Command Depot, Marched in from No 1 Command Depot

5/1/1917: Offence - Monte Video, Absent over special leave from mid-night 4/1/1917 till 3pm 5/1/1917. Award - Admonished by Lt Conue. Forfeits 1 day's pay under RW

8/1/1917: Marched Out to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham

10/1/1917: Marched In from Wareham, Dorset

20/1/1917: Offence - Wareham. Neglecting to obey an order given him by his Senior Officer. Neglecting to report for duty after being duly warned. Award - 168 hrs detention

29/3/1917: Marched In from 65th Battalion, Wareham

30/5/1917: Marched to Drafting Depot, Perham, from Wareham

4/6/1917: Marched Out to Engineering Training Depot Signals Section

5/6/1917: Marched In from drafting section, Shefford, Befordshire

28/8/1917: Offence - Bedford. Absent from 10am parade until 5pm.

29/8/1917: Award - 3 days BCX (?) CB by Lt GE Beaucroft. Forfeits 1 day's pay. RW.

26/9/1917: Offence - Haynes Park. Absent Without Leave from 26/9/1917 til 10pm 26/9/1917.

27/9/1917: Award - 14 days CC by Capt WA Glue. Forfeits i days pay RW

11/10/1917: Proceed overseas to France from Shefford via Folkestone

26/10/1917: Marched in to Abbeville (on the Somme River in northern France), from England

28/10/1917: Marched Out to 4th Division Engineers, at Abbeville

1/11/1917: Rejoined unit in the Field

17/11/1917: Crime - Posting a letter in the French Civil Post contrary to censorship orders

1/12/1917: Award - 7 days FP No 2 by OC 4th Division Signal Company

14/3/1918: Transferred from 4th Division Signal Company. Taken on Strength of Australian Division Signal Company

10/9/1918: Transferred to 4th Division Signal Company. Taken on Strength from Australian Division Signal Company

22/9/1918: Proceeded on Leave to Australia

8/10/1918: Embarked at Taranto for Australia

2/12/18: Disembarked