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Henry Kokoro Barrett

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Kokoro AWMM
  • Surname
    Barrett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    25813 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 October 1911 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM P.O. Box 27, Temuka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs H. Barrett (wife), P.O. Box 27, Temuka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    25813 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
      During the attack at Pascussio Ridge on 7 December 1943 Cpl. Barrett's platoon was held up by heavy machine-gun fire from the top of a steep escarpment 400 yards from the objective. Leading his Cpl. Barrett climbed over hand to the top and personally dealt with the first light machine-gun post. Calling up his men, his section under his leadership cleared two more light machine-gun posts and then with fixed bayonets charged the remaining enemy and gained their objective astride the Orsogna - Ortona Road. While reorganising, his platoon came under fire from a house some 400 yards away. Cpl. Barrett, with six men, rushed the house and destroyed that post also. During subsequent counter-attacks. Cpt Barrett showed the same vigorous aggressiveness which was an inspiration to his whole platoon and an example of high courage and devotion to duty. London Gazette 6/4/1944 (I) AWMM
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Timaru, Canterbury AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    28 March 1985 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 28 AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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