| Regimental number | 9/2045 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20.8 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Barber, 42 Richmond Street, South Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of appendicitis) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Stephen and Margaret Alice Barber, 42, Richmond Street, South Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Transferred to Infantry Brigade, Tel el Kebir, 21 April 1916, and posted to Otago Infantry Regiment, 22 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 20 May 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 July 1916, and posted to 4th Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 December 1916 (tracheitis); rejoined unit, 31 December 1916. Found guilty, 31 January 1917, of losing Government property: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2, and ordered to pay 1/3d for lost articles. Found guilty, 16 February 1917, of being absent without leave, 8-9.20 pm: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 8 May 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from Billet at 10 pm, 5 May 1917; (2) neglecting to obey an order given by an NCO of the Military Police: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2, and deprived of 28 days' full pay. Detached to Reinforcements Camp, 5 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 21 June 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 21 May 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' War service: 1 year 329 days (of which 1 year 223 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 5 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22275506 |