Research Notes
From his Service Record –
Address Bents Hill Cottage, Top Lane, Crich Carr; aged 18; woodwork machinist; next of kin Robert Barber Snr (father); 5ft 55⁄8in;
joined 25/05/18 at Derby; demobbed 26/01/19; Posted overseas 12/10/18; arrived in the field 17/10/18; Gun shot wound to right shoulder wounded in 23/10/18; Misconduct on 31/12/18 by overstaying his special leave to 02/01/19 forfeit 3 days pay
Medal Index
Victory and British medals
1901 Census: Starkholmes
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Robert | Barber | Head | 24 | Joiner | Crich |
| Mabel | wife | 23 | Starkholmes | ||
| Robert | son | 1 | Starkholmes | ||
| Frederick | son | 6 mo | Starkholmes |
1911 Census: Crich Carr, Whatstandwell
| Forename | Surname | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Where born |
| Robert | Barber | Head | 34 | Joiner, steam joinery works | Crich |
| Mabel | wife | 33 | Starkholmes | ||
| Robert | son | 11 | school | Starkholmes | |
| Frederick | son | 10 | school | Starkholmes | |
| Lilian | daughter | 8 | Starkholmes | ||
| Arthur | son | 7 | Starkholmes | ||
| Norman | son | 5 | Crich Carr | ||
| Agnes | daughter | 2 | Crich Carr |
After the war Robert Barber played for Whatstandwell F.C. and was part of their medal winning team of 1922–23.
