Surname: | Barker |
Initials: | T |
Rank: | Pte A/LCpl |
Army Number: | P/3041 |
Notes: | MFP. From Leeds. Info from service record: He was born at Normanton, Yorkshire. Enlisted 30/11/1915 at Nottingham. He resided at 1 Gloucester Avenue, Laxton, Nottinghamshire, age 33. Formerly a railway policeman. Formerly served in the Royal Navy as 206096 Able Seaman Torpedoman 12 years, enlisted 11/5/1900 discharged 10/5/1912 Served home 30/11/1915, Army Reserve 1/12/1915 to 20/3/1916, Home 21/3/1916 to 30/4/1916, BEF 1/5/1916 to 28/7/1919, Home 29/7/1919 to 30/5/1919. Embarked Southampton 1/5/1916 arrive Rouen 2/5/1916 on SS Lydia, 5/5/1916 APM Havre, 30/1/1917 Havre to Marseilles, 18/8/1918 Reprimanded for improper conduct at Marseilles, 24/9/1917 5th Army. No2 Traffic Control Coy. 26/3/1919 Reprimand Insulting his superior officer. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 1/5/1918. Theophilus Barker. |
Decoration Record: | |
Decoration: | Military Medal (London Gazette: 31469 Page: 9394 July 23, 1919) |
Citation: | France. One of six awarded to this company in this London Gazette. |