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Cenotaph record

George Allan Lance Barney

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Greytown Memorial Baths (photo G.A. Fortune, 2012) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Greytown Memorial Baths (photo G.A. Fortune, 2012) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Allan Lance AWMM
  • Surname
    Barney AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 62575 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM C/o S. Edward, Bridge Pah, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr P. Barney (father), Main Street, Greytown, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 62575 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Barney was the son of Phil and Kathlee Barney of Martinborough. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 October 1942 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 1. H. 4. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Greytown War Memorial Baths and Avenue of Remembrance, Kuratawhiti Street, Greytown, New Zealand AWMM

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