condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

John Willis Barnes

-
Lay a poppy
My father of whom we were most proud.

John Willis Barnes

No known copyright restrictions.

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Willis AWMM
  • Surname
    Barnes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Barney AWMM
  • Service number
    • 13328 AWMM
    • WWII P/SSX25163 AWMM
    • WWII JX283142 AWMM
    • SSX25163-NZX13328 Public - John Collins - Child - 17 July 2016 - From C.O.S. in our possession
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
    30 September 1920 AWMM Surrey, England 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 ›
  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    • Navy AWMM
    • Royal Navy then Royal New Zealand Navy Public - John Collins - Child - 17 July 2016 - From C.O.S in our possession
  • Service number
    • 13328 AWMM
    • WWII P/SSX25163 AWMM
    • WWII JX283142 AWMM
    • SSX25163-NZX13328 Public - John Collins - Child - 17 July 2016 - From C.O.S. in our possession
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›

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 ›

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Husband of Frances AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    9 November 2011 AWMM
    Age 91 AWMM
    Takapuna, North Shore City AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 11 November 2011 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

Remember John Willis Barnes by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of John Willis Barnes

Leave a note

Contribute ›
  • Dear John Willis Barnes

    You were the best grandparent i could of ever asked for and will be dearly love. i hope you are with nana and all your comrades

    Love Nathan, your Grandson
    Public - Nathan - Direct descendant - 9 September 2017
    Report 

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›
  • External links
  • References
    • Taylor, A. (1998). The New Zealand roll of honour : New Zealanders who have served their country in peace and war : 150 years, 1845-1995. Auckland, N.Z.: Roll of Honour Publications. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Taylor, A. (1998). The New Zealand roll of honour : New Zealanders who have served their country in peace and war : 150 years, 1845-1995. Auckland, N.Z.: Roll of Honour Publications. AWMM
      Taylor, A. (1998). p.121 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 11 November 2011 AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 September 2017Nathan Auckland, New ZealandDirect descendant
17 July 2016John CollinsAucklandChild

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.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.