Benjamin Stanley BARKER

Regimental number8/1699
Date of birth5 December 1890
Place of birthWinton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressClyde
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 11"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Sharkey, Gisborne
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 July 1915
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 51), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805