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William Guy Barclay

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Banks H.V.T. - Barnard H. (photo J Halpin 2010) (CC-BY John Halpin)

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Guy AWMM
  • Surname
    Barclay AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 24/41 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 November 1891 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    3 November 1891 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of th late Sidney H & Nellie Barclay, of 13, Vanbrugh Hill, Blackheath, London, England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Maketu, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs N. Barclay (mother), 1 Knightland Road, Upper Clapton, London N.E., England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 2nd Btn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    WWI 24/41 AWMM
  • Military service
    1915-1916 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Marine Insurance Broker Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Nellie Barclay, of 13, Vanbrugh Hill, Blackheath, London, England, and the late Sidney H. Barclay. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 July 1916 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France AWMM 11.E.8 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • in Memory of my father's Uncle - William Guy Barclay - from Blackheath,London, emigrated to New Zealand, and worked as a marine insurance broker. Killed in Action. 14/July/1916 buried Ration Farm Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France.
    Public - Richard - Other relative - 2 July 2016
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
02 July 2016RichardSt Albans,UKOther relative
10 March 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZ Researcher

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