Harold Eric Barrowclough

Title

Sir AWMM

Forenames

Harold Eric AWMM

Surname

Barrowclough AWMM

Service number

• WWI 24/16 AWMM
• WWII 31490 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Birth

23 Jun 1894 AWMM

Birth notes

Son of Alfred Ernest & Hannah Sibthorpe BARROWCLOUGH

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Address before enlistment

WW1 Pre Jan 1915 AWMM Knox College, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

Post war occupation

• 1931 AWMM
  Lawyer/Civilian AWMM
• 1953 AWMM
  Chief Justice/Civilian AWMM
• Privy Counsellor/Civilian AWMM

Next of kin

• A.E. Barrowclough (father), Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand AWMM
• Mrs M. Barrowclough (wife), Remuera Rd, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Mrs M. Barrowclough (wife), 229 PO, Taupo, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
• 1921 Harold Eric BARROWCLOUGH married Mary Ogilvy DUTHIE
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War

• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
• World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• 1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM
• Pacific Theatre of War AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• WWI 24/16 AWMM
• WWII 31490 AWMM

Military service

• Territorials (pre-WWI) AWMM
• Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM
• 3 New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM
• 7 New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM
• 6 New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM
• 3 New Zealand Division AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) AWMM
• Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) AWMM
• Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and bar (DSO*) AWMM
  DSO: For ‘conspicuous gallantry and able leadership’ [September 1918]. London Gazette 1 February 1919, p1616 DSO bar: For his ‘conspicuous bravery and brilliant leadership’ at Sidi Rezegh, 1941. AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• 1939-1945 Star AWMM
• Africa Star AWMM
• Pacific Star AWMM
• Defence Medal AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
• Coronation Medal ER 1953 AWMM
• Efficiency Decoration (ED) AWMM
• New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal AWMM
• New Zealand Territorial Service Medal AWMM
• Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (France) AWMM
  MC & Croix de Guerre: For coolness and bravery in vicious trench fighting near Flers on 30 September [1916]. AWMM
• Military Cross (Greece) AWMM
  London Gazette 4 June 1917, p5486, Rec No 714 AWMM
• Legion of Merit (USA) AWMM
  US Legion of Merit & CB: In recognition of his valuable services in the Pacific, 1945. AWMM
• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Twice AWMM
  MID: On 4 November [1918] Barrowclough’s battalion used scaling ladders in a daring operation to seize the walled town of Le Quesnoy. MID: For creditable performance in Greece, 1941. AWMM

Enlistment

• WW1 Jan 1915 AWMM Solicitor and Barrister/Civilian AWMM
• WW2

Embarkation details

• WW1 09 Oct 1915 AWMM
  HMNZT 30 or HMNZT 31 or HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM B Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM
• WW2 Brigadier/Military AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM
• WW2 Major General/Military AWMM Headquarters, 6 Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  3rd Embarkation AWMM
• WW2 Major General/Military AWMM Headquarters, Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  4th Embarkation AWMM
• WW2 Major General/Military AWMM 3 Division, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  5th Embarkation AWMM
• WW2 Major General/Military AWMM 3 Division, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  6th Embarkation AWMM
• WW2 Major General/Military AWMM 3 Division, Headquarters AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  7th Embarkation AWMM
• WW2 3 Division, Headquarters AWMM
  8th Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
Wounded June 1917 AWMM

Last rank

• Major General/Military AWMM
• WW2 Headquarters, 3 New Zealand Division AWMM

Death

4 Mar 1972 AWMM

Age at death

77yrs

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Place of death

Auckland

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Cemetery name

Cremated and Ashes Scattered at Purewa

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Related objects

External links

• National Archives of New Zealand, National Collection of War Art. Portrait.
  http://warart.archives.govt.nz/node/147
  Further Reference
• NZETC topic page for .
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-207354.html
  Further Reference
• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Published on Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand online.
  https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5b12/barrowclough-harold-eric
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24054352
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24096011
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24096012
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24096013
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24054352
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24096011
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24096012
  Further Reference
• Wikidata Entity
  http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3425104
  Further Reference
• Dan Millar and Madison Pine. The Pacific War - 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 10 August 2020
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/vj-day
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 37
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 2: WW2 14
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 9: WW2 23
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 10 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1943 to 31st March, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 10: WW2 6
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 11: WW2 9
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 13: WW2 9
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 14: WW2 8
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• Information kindly provided by family
• Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia.
• 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.
• 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 dataset were identified as potentially having served in or around the wider Le Quesnoy campaign. Their presence at Le Quesnoy has not been individually verified in every case.
• Thwaites, Ian (2015). A Good Place To Be: Auckland Museum People, 1929-89. Auckland: Printed for the author
• Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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