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William John Barclay

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 15), Page: 1 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 15), Page: 1 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    Barclay AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 3/1806 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • S. Barclay (brother), 97A Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • S. Barclay (brother), 97a Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3/1806 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland). AWMM
    • Wiliam John Barclay born 5th March 1874, Auckland. His parents were Adam and Anne Barclay. He died 25th April 1967 Invercargill and is buried in the Queenstown Cemetery. William married Violet Evelyn Anna Kate Petersen of Mauriceville who was a nurse. They met on the surgical ship Maheno in 1916-1917 and had my grandfather Stephen Decarteret Barclay 26th August 1918 who was a general surgeon. He died in 2002 in Leamington Cambridge NZ. John and Penny were his siblings. Public - Christine - Direct descendant - 4 May 2018 - Family genealogy.
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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      15: 1 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      29: 1 AWMM
    • A.U.C. roll of honour, 1914 - 1920. MSS & Archives E-2, Special Collections, University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services. AWMM
    • Pat Clarkson Medical Practitioner Research Project (January 2014 - March 2022). This project identified Medical Practioners who served in WWI. AWMM

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04 May 2018ChristineAdelaide, AustralaiDirect descendant

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