English Māori Frederick Donald Barclay Born 14 February 1938 This is a preliminary record. Find out more. PDF Key details Service numberVietnam 677105 AWMM Malaya 677105 AWMM Also known asFred AWMM F. D. Barclay AWMM "Fearless Fred" Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 30 January 2020 - Dieppe Barracks myths & legends Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM Singapore-Malaysia 1966-1989 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 30 January 2020 - 1 Bn RNZIR Dieppe Barracks Association history annuals Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 11 October 2020 - Torrence - Nom Roll 59/61 Enquire Photograph taken at Whangaparoa army base in late November, 1967 during field firing exercise using … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesFrederick Donald AWMM SurnameBarclay AWMM Ingoa Also known asFred AWMM F. D. Barclay AWMM "Fearless Fred" Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 30 January 2020 - Dieppe Barracks myths & legends Service numberVietnam 677105 AWMM Malaya 677105 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth14 February 1938 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarVietnam War, 1961-1975 AWMM Borneo Confrontation, 1963-1966 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM Singapore-Malaysia 1966-1989 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 30 January 2020 - 1 Bn RNZIR Dieppe Barracks Association history annuals Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 11 October 2020 - Torrence - Nom Roll 59/61 Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberVietnam 677105 AWMM Malaya 677105 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ TransfersWarrant Officer Class One, (Regimental Sergeant Major) 1 RNZIR, 1984/86 Malaysia-Singapore. Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 30 January 2020 - 1 Bn RNZIR Dieppe Barracks Association history annuals 2 Bn NZ Regiment 1959/61, Perak, Malaya. (Aitken Battalion) Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 11 October 2020 - Torrence - Nom Roll 59/61 Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish Empire Medal (BEM) (Military) AWMM NZ Gazette Number 47 dated 24 June 1971 (QB 1971) CITATION Staff Sergeant Barclay enlisted in the New Zealand Army in April 1959 and served with 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Regiment on active service in Malaya until 1962. In September 1963 he returned to Malaysia to join 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. He again saw active service, this time as a Section Commander during the Indonesian landings on the West Coast of the Malaysian Peninsular in 1964. In May 1965 he became a member of 1 Ranger Squadron, New Zealand Special Air Service in the rank of corporal and in five years has progressed to the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 1966 he served in Borneo on active service as a patrol commander. He was again posted to active service as the troop sergeant of the original 4 Troop NZSAS in the Republic of Vietnam from November 1968 to December 1969. Whilst serving with 4 Troop NZSAS as Troop Sergeant, Staff Sergeant Barclay displayed outstanding leadership qualities. His coolness and marksmanship, combined with outstanding bravery, together with his courage under fire, set an exemplary example to the Australian and New Zealand Special Air Service soldiers serving under his command. During his tour in the Republic of Vietnam his patrols sighted a total of two hundred and eighty-eight enemy. His patrols were involved in nine heavy contacts in which sixteen enemy were killed. During these contacts Staff Sergeant Barclay was wounded twice1. On 2nd January 19692 he was on patrol with five Australian Special Air Service soldiers when they were engaged by over seventy Viet Cong Regional and Main Force soldiers. Although wounded Staff Sergeant Barclay was successful in helping to extract the patrol which killed seven enemy and wounded one without loss to them. Staff Sergeant Barclay’s professionalism, his dedication to duty, his courage under combat conditions ands skill as a Special Air Service soldier, combined with his leadership and loyalty have brought credit on both himself and the New Zealand Army in New Zealand and overseas. AWMM Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsVietnam Vessel was Captain Cook AWMM Sergeant Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Regiment, 2 Battalion AWMM British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM 3rd Embarkation AWMM Borneo Lance Corporal/Military Chamberlain Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment Chamberlain 2nd Embarkation AWMM Malaya New Zealand Special Air Service, 4 Troop Nom Roll 2NZ Reg Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Wounded in action, 2 January 1969 – shrapnel wound to head; and 6 August 1969 – fragment wounds to jaw and right leg. Read citation for BEM gazetted QB 1971. Served in NZ Army 1962-1987. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Frederick Donald Barclay Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/sgt-fd-barclay Sources Used Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website. http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/ Further Reference Australia's Vietnam War https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ Further Reference DocumentsSubritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM Gurr, Robert M. (1995). Voices from a border war : a history of 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1963 to 1965. Melbourne, Vic.: Robert Gurr. AWMM H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 8 May 1964, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.139-150 AWMM Nominal Roll 2NZ Regiment 1959-1961. Kindly provided by Alan (Archie) Dawson February 2021. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License