Collet Barker [SEP] occupation
Collet Barker
Collet Barker (31 December 1784 – 30 April 1831) was a British military officer and explorer. He explored areas of South Australia, Western Australia and Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory.
History.
Barker was born in Hackney, England, and lived in Newbury as a child. He joined the British Army on 23 January 1806, as an ensign by purchase in the 39th Regiment of Foot; he became a lieutenant in 1809 and a captain in 1825. Barker was a veteran of the Peninsular Wars
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- Collet Barker, journal, 13 Sep 1828–29 Aug 1829 (State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales).
- Mulvaney, John & Green, Neville (1992), "Commandant of Solitude: The Journals of Captain Collet Barker, 1828-1831" (Miegunyah Press).
- Price, A. G. (1924-1925), "The Work of Captain Collet Barker in South Australia", "Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia: South Australian Branch", vol 26