Thomas Smith Barclay
Born 29 Oct 1919 - Died 12 Aug 1942
- Service number
- WWII NZ411358 AWMM
- WWII 411358 AWMM
- Also known as
- T. F. Barclay AWMM
- Tom AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Flight Sergeant/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Thomas Smith AWMM
- Surname
- Barclay AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- T. F. Barclay AWMM
- Tom AWMM
- Service number
- WWII NZ411358 AWMM
- WWII 411358 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 29 Oct 1919 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre Mar 1941 AWMM 46 Hillcrest Avenue, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mr T.Y. Barclay (father), Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- WW2 Father: Mr T. V. Barclay, Hillcrest Avenue, Northcote, Auckland AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single/WWII AWMM
- Pre 31 Aug 1941 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- WWII NZ411358 AWMM
- WWII 411358 AWMM
- Military service
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Air Crew Europe Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Mar 1941 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM
Clerk AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Sergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Flight Sergeant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna.
Named T.F. Barclay on the Takapuna War Memorial. In 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen undertook a project in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery photographing all the headstones of New Zealanders buried there. The flight crew from the shot plane are buried in adjoining plots No 1,2, & 3, he being buried inPlot XX, Row 8, Grave No. 4.
Attended Devonport District School, Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607))
348 hours (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 12 Aug 1942 AWMM
Age 22 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany AWMM 9 H 4 AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Takapuna War Memorial, (ex RSA Roll, on a boulder), The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Takapuna Grammar School War Memorial, (Foyer, Library), 210 Lake Road, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Northcote War Memorial, Corner Lake and Onewa Roads, Northcote, Auckland AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
- 1939-1945 Roll of Honour, Takapuna Rugby Football Club, Onewa Domain, Takapuna AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Takapuna War Memorial.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/takapuna-war-memorial
Further Reference - Takapuna Grammar School virtual tour
http://www.takapuna.school.nz/about/virtual-tour/
Further Reference - Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Northcote War Memorial
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/northcote-war-Memorial
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2036728
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607).
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845607
Sources Used - Details of this loss:
https://aircrewremembered.com/barclay-thomas-smith.htmlPublic - Kelvin - Researcher - 22 February 2023 - https://aircrewremembered.com/barclay-thomas-smith.html
- Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Takapuna War Memorial.
- References
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
- Chorley, W. (1994). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses 1942 (Vol. 3). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications.
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
- Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
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