Private Rupert Osmond Barker, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1918
62948 Private
R. BARKER
The Queen’s
12th November 1918
Private R BARKER
Service Number:…………………. 62948
Regiment & Unit:…………………The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
…………………………………….16th Bn.
Date of Death:…………………….12 November 1918
Buried or commemorated at ………IPSWICH OLD CEMETERY
Grave:……………………………. BA. I. 1.
Source: www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/...
Soldiers Died in the Great War, an HMSO publication from the 1920’s, does not appear to have an entry for this soldier.
There are two Medal Index Cards which appear to relate to this man in the National Archive catalogue. The first is for Private 62948 R. “Baker”, The Queen’s Regiment, formerly Private 4621 East Surrey Regiment and is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/1/195963
Source: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1131303
But it only deals with the award of his 1914/15 Star, to which he became entitled as a result of first landing in France & Flanders on the 14th April 1915. The remarks section of the card is noted “Died 12.11.18”.
There is no indication that the medal was ever returned for amendment.
The second card shows him as Private G/62948 Rupert Barker, The Queen’s Regiment, formerly Private 4621 East Surrey Regiment. This covers the issue of the British War Medal and the Victory Medal but is not cross-referenced to the earlier card and makes no mention of a 1914/15 Star entitlement. It is to be found in the National Archive under reference WO 372/1/234459
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1169788
If completed correctly, the Medal Index Card should only show units served with in a Theatre of War. At the time he landed in France only the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the East Surrey Regiment were serving there, so seems that he was part of a draft that had done it’s training in the UK with another unit.
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-brit...
His Service Records do not appear to have survived the incendiary attack during the Blitz on the Warehouse where all the Other Ranks Army Service Records were stored. FindMyPast do however have a Medical Admission Register for him from 1916, (indexed as Barter), and another from 1917, both under his East Surrey Regiment number. Other ranks did not routinely change units unless it suited the Army. The most common reason is that either wounds or sickness caused a medical repatriation to the UK. On recovery, if they were deemed fit for frontline service, they would be sent out as part of a general draft and could end up posted to any unit that was short.
16th (Home Service) Battalion
Formed at Farnham (although regimental history says Basingstoke) in November 1916 and placed under orders of 213th Brigade, 71st Division. For men who had been medically graded for home service only.
November 1917 : transferred to 214th Brigade, 71st Division.
February 1918 : Brigade transferred to 67th Division.
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-brit...
67th Division.
On 31 August 1914 the War Office issued instructions for all units of the Territorial Force to form a reserve unit. The men who had agreed to serve overseas were separated from the rest. Those left as ‘home service only’ were formed into ‘second line’ units, which would be this reserve. They were joined by many new recruits from September 1914 onward.
Initial orders were to form the Division in the area around Windsor, and the three infantry brigades were duly located at Staines, Ascot and Sunninghill. By November 1915 the Division came under orders of Second Army, Central Force and had moved to Sevenoaks (HQ and 201 Brigade), Reigate and Redhill (200 Brigade), Tonbridge (202 Brigade and two RE Field Companies), Brighton (cyclists), Southborough (one RE Field Company). The artillery was scattered at Westerham, Brasted, Riverhead, Seal and Ightham. Further moves were made in 1916, with HQ going to Canterbury, but the Division remained in Kent.
Between September and the end of 1917 the infantry was completely reorganised, and at this time the Division lost its Territorial distinction, being renamed as just the 67th Division. During the winter it moved to Essex and Suffolk: Colchester (HQ, two brigades and some artillery and engineers), Ipswich (the other brigade and some artillery), Great Bentley (cyclists and heavy artillery), Driffield (some engineers).
The Division ceased to exist on 17 March 1919.
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions...
His page on the Ipswich War Memorial website, as Rupert Osmond Barker, can be found here :- www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/rupert-osmond-barker/
The death of the 36 year old Rupert Osmond Barker was recorded in the Ipswich District in the October to December quarter, (Q4), of 1918.
Private Rupert Osmond Barker, The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1918
62948 Private
R. BARKER
The Queen’s
12th November 1918
Private R BARKER
Service Number:…………………. 62948
Regiment & Unit:…………………The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
…………………………………….16th Bn.
Date of Death:…………………….12 November 1918
Buried or commemorated at ………IPSWICH OLD CEMETERY
Grave:……………………………. BA. I. 1.
Source: www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/...
Soldiers Died in the Great War, an HMSO publication from the 1920’s, does not appear to have an entry for this soldier.
There are two Medal Index Cards which appear to relate to this man in the National Archive catalogue. The first is for Private 62948 R. “Baker”, The Queen’s Regiment, formerly Private 4621 East Surrey Regiment and is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/1/195963
Source: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1131303
But it only deals with the award of his 1914/15 Star, to which he became entitled as a result of first landing in France & Flanders on the 14th April 1915. The remarks section of the card is noted “Died 12.11.18”.
There is no indication that the medal was ever returned for amendment.
The second card shows him as Private G/62948 Rupert Barker, The Queen’s Regiment, formerly Private 4621 East Surrey Regiment. This covers the issue of the British War Medal and the Victory Medal but is not cross-referenced to the earlier card and makes no mention of a 1914/15 Star entitlement. It is to be found in the National Archive under reference WO 372/1/234459
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D1169788
If completed correctly, the Medal Index Card should only show units served with in a Theatre of War. At the time he landed in France only the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the East Surrey Regiment were serving there, so seems that he was part of a draft that had done it’s training in the UK with another unit.
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-brit...
His Service Records do not appear to have survived the incendiary attack during the Blitz on the Warehouse where all the Other Ranks Army Service Records were stored. FindMyPast do however have a Medical Admission Register for him from 1916, (indexed as Barter), and another from 1917, both under his East Surrey Regiment number. Other ranks did not routinely change units unless it suited the Army. The most common reason is that either wounds or sickness caused a medical repatriation to the UK. On recovery, if they were deemed fit for frontline service, they would be sent out as part of a general draft and could end up posted to any unit that was short.
16th (Home Service) Battalion
Formed at Farnham (although regimental history says Basingstoke) in November 1916 and placed under orders of 213th Brigade, 71st Division. For men who had been medically graded for home service only.
November 1917 : transferred to 214th Brigade, 71st Division.
February 1918 : Brigade transferred to 67th Division.
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-brit...
67th Division.
On 31 August 1914 the War Office issued instructions for all units of the Territorial Force to form a reserve unit. The men who had agreed to serve overseas were separated from the rest. Those left as ‘home service only’ were formed into ‘second line’ units, which would be this reserve. They were joined by many new recruits from September 1914 onward.
Initial orders were to form the Division in the area around Windsor, and the three infantry brigades were duly located at Staines, Ascot and Sunninghill. By November 1915 the Division came under orders of Second Army, Central Force and had moved to Sevenoaks (HQ and 201 Brigade), Reigate and Redhill (200 Brigade), Tonbridge (202 Brigade and two RE Field Companies), Brighton (cyclists), Southborough (one RE Field Company). The artillery was scattered at Westerham, Brasted, Riverhead, Seal and Ightham. Further moves were made in 1916, with HQ going to Canterbury, but the Division remained in Kent.
Between September and the end of 1917 the infantry was completely reorganised, and at this time the Division lost its Territorial distinction, being renamed as just the 67th Division. During the winter it moved to Essex and Suffolk: Colchester (HQ, two brigades and some artillery and engineers), Ipswich (the other brigade and some artillery), Great Bentley (cyclists and heavy artillery), Driffield (some engineers).
The Division ceased to exist on 17 March 1919.
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions...
His page on the Ipswich War Memorial website, as Rupert Osmond Barker, can be found here :- www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk/rupert-osmond-barker/
The death of the 36 year old Rupert Osmond Barker was recorded in the Ipswich District in the October to December quarter, (Q4), of 1918.