Walter Barrs 1885 - 1946

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• Birth	12 Oct 1885	Leicestershire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Cropstone Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, England   [2]
  	a 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   [3]
  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   [3]
  	a bricklayer
  Religion	17 Nov 1915	Enfield, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  	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   [4]
  Occupation	1930	36 Princess avenue, Concord, New South Wales, Australia   [5]
  	a bricklayer
  Occupation	1936	36 Princess avenue, Concord, New South Wales, Australia   [5]
  	a bricklayer
  Died	04 Jun 1946	Concord, New South Wales, Australia   [6]
  Buried	Aft 04 Jun 1946	Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  		Plate for Walter Barrs Plate for Walter Barrs
  Person ID	I303	Williams Tree
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	John William Barrs,   b. 16 Jan 1859, Peckleton, Leicestershire, England
  Mother	Emma Rowe,   b. Abt 1859, Rothley, Leicestershire, England
  Married	Dec 1880	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
  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   [4, 7]
  Children	1. Walter Keith Barrs,   b. 18 Jul 1924, Concord, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 07 Aug 1961, Abbotsford, New South Wales, Australia   2. Clive Edwyn Barrs,   b. 06 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

  
  

• Event Map

  Event Birth - 12 Oct 1885 - Leicestershire, England Occupation - a bricklayers apprentice, note: he was incorrectly recorded on the census as Salter Barrs - 31 Mar 1901 - Cropstone Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, England Address - 17 Nov 1915 - "Carina", George Street, Enfield, New South Wales, Australia Occupation - a bricklayer - 17 Nov 1915 - Enfield, New South Wales, Australia Religion - Methodist - 17 Nov 1915 - Enfield, New South Wales, Australia Milit-End - 11 May 1919 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Address - 16 Oct 1920 - 25 George Street, Enfield, New South Wales, Australia Married - 16 Oct 1920 - Croydon Park, New South Wales, Australia Died - 04 Jun 1946 - Concord, New South Wales, Australia Buried - Aft 04 Jun 1946 - Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Walter & 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 & Annie Barrs Also present includes John Arthur Barrs, Walter & Edna Barrs Status: Located
  		Wedding Photo of Keith & 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

  
  

• 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. [8] height: 5' 7.5" Weight: 133 lbs Complextion: Fresh Eyes: Blue Hair: Dark Brown [3]




• Sources

  [S10] Personal records from Lianne Essex, Lianne Essex. [S158] 1901 Census of England and Wales Online, (31/3/1901). [S505] Military Record - Walter Barrs. [S12] Marriage Certificate, New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages. [S404] Ancestry Web Site, 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.. [S534] NSW BDM Internet Deaths, 1946/8355. [S24] Between the Wars Index, Compiler: New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, (RMIT Publishing, PO Box 12058), 16827. [S64] SMH, 5/6/1946.