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Robert Barron

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Barrington T.H. - Bartlett C.F. (photo J Halpin 2010) (CC-BY John Halpin)

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Barrington T.H. - Bartlett C.F. (ph …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Barron AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1549 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
    Unknown AWMM Mercer, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Jack Barron (brother), Mercer, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 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 12/1549 AWMM
  • Military service
  • 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
  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert Barron was the brother of John Thomas Barron, of Mercer, Waikato. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    16 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Mercer First World War Memorial, corner of Roose Road and Riverbank Road, Mercer AWMM

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  • Your bravery and sacrifice will never be forgotten. One day I hope to visit Longueval to pay my respects. The liberty we enjoy today is because of the sacrifice you and your countrymen made so long ago and so far from home. RIP.
    Public - Pania Celia - Other Relative - 26 April 2015
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19 April 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
26 April 2015Pania CeliaAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative

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