William Guy Barclay

Forenames

William Guy AWMM

Surname

Barclay AWMM

Service number

WWI 24/41 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

3 Nov 1891 Public Source

Date of birth

3 Nov 1891

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Place of birth

England

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Birth notes

Son of th late Sidney H & Nellie Barclay, of 13, Vanbrugh Hill, Blackheath, London, England

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs N. Barclay (mother), 1 Knightland Road, Upper Clapton, London N.E., England AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western European

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 2nd Btn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade
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Service number

WWI 24/41 AWMM

Military service

1915-1916

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal

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Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Occupation before enlistment

Marine Insurance Broker

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Embarkation details

WW1 09 Oct 1915-22 Nov 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 31 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM A Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Son of Nellie Barclay, of 13, Vanbrugh Hill, Blackheath, London, England, and the late Sidney H. Barclay.

Next of Kin: Mrs N. Barclay, Blackheath, London (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

14 Jul 1916 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France AWMM 11.E.8 AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22275548
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/58318/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/58318
  Further Reference

References

• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 33
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• HMNZT 31 - Tahiti Magazine. [1915]. [Troops on board H.M.N.Z.T. No. 31, Tahiti] [On board ship].