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Barney Pouheke Warbrick

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_006. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel W_006. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    • Sgt WARBRICK Barney Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 1 February 2022 - Family history
    • First Pilot of Ngaati Te Ata Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 1 February 2022 - Family papers
  • Forenames
    Barney Pouheke AWMM
  • Surname
    Warbrick AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ4216087 AWMM
    • WWII 4216087 AWMM
    • Elementary Flying Training at RNZAF Taieri. Taieri Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 2 February 2022 - Family history
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    • Iwi Māori AWMM
    • Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 1 February 2022 - Family history
  • Hapū
    Ngaa Uri o Te Ata I Rehia Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 1 February 2022 - Family history
  • Waka
    Tainui Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 1 February 2022 - Family history
  • Rohe
    Waiuku Ngaati Te Ata Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 1 February 2022 - Family history
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 August 1921 AWMM Te Kuiti, Waikato 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

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ4216087 AWMM
    • WWII 4216087 AWMM
    • Elementary Flying Training at RNZAF Taieri. Taieri Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 2 February 2022 - Family history
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    RNZAF BASES: OHAKEA, TAIERI, ARDMORE, CALGARY CANADA Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 2 February 2022 - Family papers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was Uruguay AWMM

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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Barney Warbrick was the son of Waata (Walter) and Awhuti Warbrick, of Waiuku, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Barney Warbrick served in the Royal New Zealand Airforce as a Pilot. He was from a small town called Waiuku, the first person from the IWI of Ngaati Te Ata to qualify as a Pilot.
      Barney attended Elementary Pilot training in the South Island from RNZAF base Taieri where he flew Tiger Moths as basic trainer before moving to the Advanced training Aircraft. Barney was posted to the Royal Canadian Airforce and flew the North American T6 Harvard. The Harvard was knick named the " Pilot maker " denoting the skill required to fly such an Airplane.
      Barney returned to New Zealand to fly the Curtis P40 Kittyhawks from RNZAF Base Ohakea and RNZAF Base Ardmore and at RNZAF Base Ardmore is where he flew the RNZAFs latest Fighter Aircraft the F4U-1 Corsair. Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 2 February 2022 - Personal military records
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    23 Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 2 February 2022 - Family history
  • Place of death
    Waiuku Golf Course Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 2 February 2022 - Family history
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    urupa, Tahuna Pa Road, Franklin District, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
    RNZAF Grave to the RIGHT from entrance by Kohanga Public - Paapaka - Direct descendant - 2 February 2022 - Whanau knowledge
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Waipipi Hall, 40 Creamery Road, Waipipi, South Auckland AWMM
    • Waiuku War Memorial, George Street, Waiuku AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
02 February 2022Paapaka BrownSandspitDirect descendant
02 February 2022PaapakaWaiukuDirect descendant
03 May 2016StoneyTuakau NZResearcher

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