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Arthur Robert Barron

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 37 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 37 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Barron AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 9/7 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 July 1883 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    7 July 1883 Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - Bank of New Zealand Archives
  • Place of birth
    Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Birth notes
    Parents: William and Mary Barron. Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Caversham, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    William Barron (father), Caversham, Dunedin (Ngawiro), New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 9/7 AWMM
  • Military service
    2 years 100 days. Discharged 19 November 1916. Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Joined Bank of New Zealand on 2 September 1901 and at Dunedin branch at time of enlistment in 1914. Public - Paul - Researcher - 23 February 2015 - Bank of New Zealand Archives.
  • 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
    Suffered from articular Rheumatism. Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - Military Personnel File

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 November 1920 Public Source
  • Date of death
    9 November 1920 Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Age at death
    37 Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Place of death
    • Tologa Bay, East Coast, New Zealand Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
    • Tolaga Bay, Poverty Bay, New Zealand Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - New Zealand atlas
  • Cause of death
    Drowning Public - Paul - Researcher - 18 March 2015 - Military Personnel File
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Arthur was born in Dunedin on 7 July 1883. He enlisted in 1914 and served with Otago Mounted Rifle before transferring to New Zealand Field Artillery. Throughout his military service Arthur endured prolonged exposure to cold and wet. As a consequence he suffered from articular Rheumatism requiring frequent hospital treatment. After undertaking 2 years 100 days military duty he was discharged.
    Public - Paul - Researcher - 23 February 2015
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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/R22272953
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Bank of New Zealand officers who enlisted for military service in the First World War. Research completed by Paul Hickford (2014-2017). AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 37 AWMM
    • Hickford, Paul, They Marched to War, 2019, pp. 18 & 78. Public - Paul - Researcher - 3 May 2021 - Tribute to Bank of New Zealand staff, former staff and members of their family who served in WWI.

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03 May 2021PaulWest Auckland, New ZealandResearcher
18 March 2015PaulWest Auckland, New ZealandResearcher

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