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Duncan Barrie Blair

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Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Barrie Blair. Image sourced from Imperial War Museums' 'Bond of Sacrifice' collection. ©IWM HU 113935

Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Duncan Barrie Blair. Image sourced from Imperial War Museums' 'Bond o …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Duncan Barrie AWMM
  • Surname
    Blair AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • South African 343 AWMM
    • WWI 7/309 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Defence Office, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Regular soldier/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Agnes Blair, care of Henry Galpin, Esq., Marton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI 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 Canterbury, New Zealand 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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded at Gallipoli, 1914 or 1915 AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 9" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      158 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served with NZ Volunteers from 1891. Promoted to Lieutenant with Volunteers, 1903.

    Joined NZEF as Captain, 5 August 1914.

    Promoted to Major, October 1915; Lt Colonel, 15 March 1917.

    Officer Commanding (OC) of NZ Machine Gun Battalion, March 1918.

    Re-joined Regular Army, 23 February 1919.

    Retired to England and later lived in France and Argentina.

    Medals: Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Died Argentina

    Father was named Duncan Blair. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Duncan Blair was my Grandmothers sibling. His grandson in Argentina holds a number of Duncan’s memorabilia from his time in WW1 i.e. diaries, notes , photos etc. He has just sent me a pdf of Duncan’s memoirs which is basically a copy of the notes Duncan wrote during his war years. It is very interesting to read these considering many were notes written by Duncan at the time of happening. A honoured war heroe I can add into my family tree.
    Public - Pamela - Other relative - 13 June 2022
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20518680
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 60 AWMM
    • Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM
    • NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM
    • Powles, C.G. (Ed). (1928). History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-19. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • The Le Quesnoy Campaign research was undertaken by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists as part of the development of New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata (Le Quesnoy France). This research project was led by CJ Barbour (NZSG), BI Silvester, HH Farrant (NZMHS) with the support of NZSG volunteers (2022). The individuals included in this research data set were verified as serving in Le Quesnoy. AWMM

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13 June 2022Pamela Napier Other relative

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