Walter Barrs b. 12 Oct 1885 Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom d. 4 Jun 1946 Concord, New South Wales, Australia: Williams History

1885 - 1946

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Birth	12 Oct 1885	Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom [3]
Gender	Male
Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Cropstone Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom [4]
	bricklayers apprentice, note: he was incorrectly recorded on the census as Salter Barrs
Address	17 Nov 1915	Carina, George Street, Enfield, New South Wales, Australia [2]
Milit-Beg	17 Nov 1915	Victoria Barracks, New South Wales, Australia
	Type: Military Service # 38, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion Enlisted 1/12/1915, Return To Australia 11/5/1919
Occupation	17 Nov 1915	Enfield, New South Wales, Australia [2]
	bricklayer
Religion	17 Nov 1915	Enfield, New South Wales, Australia [2]
	Methodist
Milit-End	11 May 1919	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
	Type: Military Discharge
Address	16 Oct 1920	25 George Street, Enfield, New South Wales, Australia [5]
Occupation	1930	36 Princess avenue, Concord, New South Wales, Australia [6]
	bricklayer
Occupation	1936	36 Princess avenue, Concord, New South Wales, Australia [6]
	bricklayer
Died	4 Jun 1946	Concord, New South Wales, Australia [7]
Buried	Aft 4 Jun 1946	Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
		Plate for Walter Barrs Plate for Walter Barrs
Notes	was a bricklayer and it was noticed that he had served an apprenticeship in Leicestershire. On 17th November 1915, Walter applied to be apart of the AIF to fight in World War I. His age on enlistment was given as 30 years, 1 month and he was living at George Street, Enfield, N.S.W. Details on his enlistment are : Height : 5ft, 7.5 in Weight : 133 lbs He was enlisted on 1st December 1915 at Casula, N.S.W. and appointed to the 3rd Australian Pioneer Battalion. Pioneer battalions performed construction tasks in the forward area not requiring the special equipment of engineers, such as constructing trenches and dugouts although they occasionally acted in the engineer role on tasks such as the construction of bridges. They had a large proportion of tradesmen and were organised the same as infantry battalions. In a pinch they could and did serve as infantry in the front line. On 2 February 1916, the Australian government agreed to form a Third Division in Australia. The Third Division was formed in Australia in March 1916 and it moved to England to train in July 1916. In December 1916 it moved to France, becoming the last division to do so, taking over part of the 'nursery' sector near Armentieres. They embarked on the “Wandilla” 6th June 1916, in Melbourne, Victoria and disemarked in Plymouth, England 26th July 1916. Walter fought in France, until admitted to Hospital 2nd January 1917 suffering pnumonia. He was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. Walter was discharged 15th August 1918. Death Notice - Barrs - June 4, 1946, at his residence, 36 Princess Ave, Concord, Walter (late 3rd Pioneer Batt., 1st AIF), dearly loved husband of Edna and loving father of Keith, Clive, Eric and father-in-law of Ronnie and grandfather of Kay. At Rest. - 5/6/1946 height: 5' 7.5" Weight: 133 lbs Complextion: Fresh Eyes: Blue Hair: Dark Brown
Person ID	I298	Williams Tree
Last Modified	12 Sep 2009

Father	John William Barrs, b. 16 Jan 1859, Peckleton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom , d. Between Jan 1925 and Mar 1925, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Mother	Emma Kingling Rowe, b. Abt 1859, Rothley, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	Dec 1880	Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Census	5 Apr 1891	Peckleton Road, Desford, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Census	31 Mar 1901	Cropstone Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Census	2 Apr 1911	Forest Gate, Anstey, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Family ID	F119	Group Sheet

Family Edna Pretoria May Philpott, b. 11 Jun 1900, Summerhill, New South Wales, Australia , d. 27 Jul 1964, Concord, New South Wales, Australia

Married 16 Oct 1920 Croydon Park, New South Wales, Australia [5, 8]

Children

	1. Walter Keith Barrs, b. 18 Jul 1924, Concord, New South Wales, Australia , d. 7 Aug 1961, Abbotsford, New South Wales, Australia
	2. Clive Edwyn Barrs, b. 6 Sep 1926, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 11 Dec 1971, Peakhurst, New South Wales, Australia
	3. Eric Noel Barrs, b. 20 Dec 1930, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , d. 31 Oct 1977, Killara, New South Wales, Australia

Family ID F92 Group Sheet

Photos		Walter and Edna Barrs attending the wedding of their son, Keith Barrs to Veronica Paxton Status: Located
		A Boon family gathering Status: Located
		Walter Barrs Status: Located
		Walter Barrs at the wedding of his neice Annie. Status: Located
		Walter Barrs (right) marching in what looks like an Anzac day event. Status: Located
		The wedding photo for Gordon Withnall and Annie Barrs Also present includes John Arthur Barrs, Walter and Edna Barrs Status: Located
		Wedding Photo of Keith and Ronnie Barrs Status: Located

Documents

Will of Walter Barrs
Status: Located

Histories

Military record of Walter Barrs (1.5Mb .pdf file)
From the National Archives of Australia.
Barcode 3053016
Series number B2455
Series accession number B2455/1
Status: Located

Sources

[S58] SMH.
[S454] Military Record - Walter Barrs.
[S10] Personal records from Lianne Essex.
[S708] 1901 Census - England & Wales (3/31/1901), Internet; 24 July 2011; RG 13/2983; John Barrs; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901 (Reliability: 3).
[S12] Marriage Certificate.
[S356] Ancestry Web Site - OLD.
Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]. Microform mc N 451-mc N 457. National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
[S483] NSW BDM Internet Deaths, 1946/8355.
[S687] NSW - Between the Wars Index, Death & Marriage Records (Reliability: 2).

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