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Malcolm Eber Palmer Barriball

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 31 May 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 31 May 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Malcolm Eber Palmer AWMM
  • Surname
    Barriball AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ42358 AWMM
    • WWII 42358 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1921 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1921 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 21 September 2020 - research
  • Place of birth
    Auckland, New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 21 September 2020 - research
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs F.S. Bischoff-Madden, Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Father: Mr S. E. Barriball of Waiuku Mother: Mrs F. S. Bischoff-Madden, Lincoln Park, Waiuku, Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Malcolm Barriball was the son of Samuel Eber Barriball and Florence Susan Barriball, of Waiuku, Auckland.

    Pilot Officer Malcolm Barriball studied at Canterbury Agricultural College after leaving King's College. He was a pupil at King's (School House) from 1936-1937. He enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Air Force and served in the United Kingdom. He failed to return from a squadron operation over Europe.

    Barrass, M.B. (2001- 2008). Web site: Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. "Squadrons numbered in the 400 series were technically units of the RCAF, RAAF and RNZAF, but their members were placed under the operational control of the RAF and are usually considered to be part of the RAF's organisational structure". URL: http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn485-490.htm

    Attended Waiuku District High School and King College Otahuhu (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    13 March 1944 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
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  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Waiuku War Memorial, George Street, Waiuku AWMM

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  • A cousin I never knew.
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Sources

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  • References
    • The Weekly News AWMM
      The Weekly News 1944 AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 April 2021KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
21 September 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
27 March 2016Trevor Charles Auckland,NZOther relative

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