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Cenotaph record

Walter Pukauae Barclay

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  • Service number
    • WWI 15/24 AWMM
    • WWI 13/24A AWMM
    • WWII: 34602 & 1/23/3 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
  • Also known as
    • Wattie AWMM
    • aka Wati Barclay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Beneath the Mā̄ori Moon: An Illustrated History of Māori Rugby
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • WWI: H Q & NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
    • WWII: NZ Territorials - North Auckland Regiment Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
  • Last rank
  • War
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Pukauae AWMM
  • Surname
    Barclay AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Wattie AWMM
    • aka Wati Barclay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 March 2016 - Beneath the Mā̄ori Moon: An Illustrated History of Māori Rugby
  • Service number
    • WWI 15/24 AWMM
    • WWI 13/24A AWMM
    • WWII: 34602 & 1/23/3 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Congregational Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military records

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 January 1894 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    WWI: 19 Jan 1894 (WWII 19 June 1895) Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Kawhia, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of David Francis Glenville Barclay & Whakaahua nee' Ponui Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Kaitoke, New Zealand AWMM
    • Kaitoke, Dannevirke Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record
    • WWII: C/- W C Raikes, PB, Auckland & PB., Ohaeawai, Bay of Islands Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 11 June 2016 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 David Francis Grenville Barclay (father), House of Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 D.F.G. Barclay (father), House of Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Pre 29 February 1916 AWMM Unknown Marital Status AWMM
    • 1928 married Agnes Griffiths (divorced 1938)
      Married Margaret Joyce Fell nee' Raikes Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record & Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    Egyptian Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • WWI: H Q & NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
    • WWII: NZ Territorials - North Auckland Regiment Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    • WWI 15/24 AWMM
    • WWI 13/24A AWMM
    • WWII: 34602 & 1/23/3 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
  • Military service
    1914-1919; WWII: 1940-1943 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • Military Medal (MM) AWMM
      London Gazette 28 January 1918, p1405, Rec No 1622 AWMM
    • 1914-1915 Star
      British War Medal
      Victory Star
      (MM) 1917 awarded the MILITARY MEDAL for acts of Gallantry in the Field
      1939-1945 War Medal
      NZ War Service Medal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    WWII: Farmer Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    20yrs; 1940: 43yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WWI: 2nd Lieutenant
    WWII: Captain Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • he Maori Battalion Rugby Team from WWI: Included in this side were Harry Jacob, Sam & Ben Gemmell, Wattie Barclay, Jimmie Mapu, Bubba Hingston, R Vercoe, R Amohanga, J H Hall, Matiu Edwards, W Tapsell, G. Rogers & Turi Carroll, all of whom went on to become NZ Maori Players. Jack Ormond (Tiaki Omana), All Black & future Labour MP for Eastern Maori, also belonged to this side. Details of the team’s tour overseas remains sketchy, yet Jimmy Mapu claimed that they had beaten the French National Team and that the team played the 20th Reinforcements of the South African army when the team was stationed outside Capetown

    Wattie BARCLAY - One prominent in the Maori Battalion Team was Walter ‘Wattie’ Pakauae Barclay
    Played as breakaway for the Southern Maori in 1914. During World War One he served as Sergeant, winning the Military Medal and gaining a commission
    He was Captain of the NZ Maori ALL Blacks in 1926-1927 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - http://www.genealogy.org.nz/data/media/documents/Branches/Wanganui_Rangitikei/Wanganui/Wanganui_Genealogy_Newsletter_Oct_Nov_2012.
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 November 1985 AWMM
    Dargaville, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
    12 November 1985 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military & BMD NZ Records
  • Age at death
    90yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military & BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    Dargaville, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 March 2016 - Military & BMD NZ Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Wattie was my nanny's grandfather on my maternal side - my great great grandfather. Proud to be a descendant and have been learning more and more about my whakapapa.
    Public - Melissa - Direct descendant - 9 July 2023
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  • A man of tremendous mana. I was only young, but it was a privilege to attend your tangi, Koro.
    Public - SAMUEL - Direct descendant - 12 October 2022
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  • E whakaaro nui ana ki a koe e te tupuna. He aroha mauroa naa to mokopuna, te uri o Wharetoroa.
    Public - Rangiiria - Direct descendant - 25 April 2022
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  • Great grandfather : Wattie Barclay
    Koro : Wharetoroa Kerr
    Father : Joseph Martin Karena brother of Pita Kerr & Hoturoa Kerr Barclay

    Loved by all your mokopuna 💕💕
    Public - Sandra Marie Ngaroto - Direct descendant - 15 August 2021
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  • Ka maumahara taatou
    Walter Pukauae Barclay is my tupuna.

    G/G/F - Walter Pukauae Barclay
    G/F - Wharetoroa Kerr
    Father - Pita Ngakeiha Kerr
    Ko ahau - William Kerr (Willie)
    Taku tama - Wiremu Kerr

    Ka nui the mihi aroha
    Na Willie Kerr me taku whaanau.
    Public - William Willie - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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  • Kia ora whanau.
    Arohanui ko te tupuna.

    Wattie was my Grandfather David (Te Arawa Pakere ) Barclay half brother.

    My father, like the rest of our Whanau was, and still are, immensely proud of Watties Service & sacrifice to the security of our beloved Aotearoa .
    His contributions to the
    advancement of Maori in New Zealand through his Mana achieved on the Battle Fields of Gallipoli & Europe and his exploits on the Rugby Paddocks of the World as a member & later Capt of the NZ Maori Allblacks, will remain forever in our hearts.

    As a young boy of 4 or 5 I dreamed of joining the Army.
    Fortunately I was eventually able to follow in his footsteps and serve with the Royal New Zealand Army for 12yrs from 1976 -1989.

    As a member of 2/1 & 1 RNZIR and later with 1NZSAS I was always conscious of his legacy and carried is Mana with me in my heart throughout my service.

    Thankyou Walter Puka
    Public - Michael Johnathon - Direct descendant - 18 April 2018
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  • My father was named after his uncle Wattie. Dad always spoke of his uncle with such pride, his achievements in the WW1 Maori pioneers and in rugby, touring the world 1926-27 as captain of the NZ Maori Rugby Team. Kia ora toku tupuna.
    Public - Pipi - Other relative - 15 March 2018
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  • Loved and respected Grandfather of Turanga Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, and Great-grandfather to Namaka, Turanga, Rangiiria, Noenoe & Hinemanu Barclay-Kerr, and Great-great Grandfather to Marciano Tuunuiarangi Barclay-Kerr
    Public - Kim - Other relative - 22 July 2017
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  • He mihi aroha ki a koe e te tupuna. Na to mokopuna e aroha tonu nei ki a koe. Hoturoa
    Public - Turanga Hoturoa - Direct descendant - 22 July 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 33 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      23: 8 AWMM

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