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William Henry Barber

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Pte William Henry Barber (10/711), Purewa Cemetery. Image kindly provided by Hugh Grenfell (April 2016). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Pte William Henry Barber (10/711), Purewa Cemetery. Image kindly provided by Hugh Grenfell (April 20 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Barber AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/711 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 June 1883 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 9 August 1914 AWMM Braum Street, Inglewood, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Culmer, Bristol Street, Levin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 9 August 1914 AWMM Railway porter/Civilian AWMM
    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
    • Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
      Tattoos both forearms AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded May 1915, left hand AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Injured on active service AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Attested as single but named deceased wife and 2 young stepchildren. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    18 September 1922 AWMM
    Age 39 AWMM
    Grey Lynn, Auckland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block F Row 43 Plot 65 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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