Francis Barber

Forenames

Francis AWMM

Surname

Barber AWMM

Also known as

Francis AWMM

Service number

• WWI 3/160 AWMM
• WWII 41234 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

1891 BDM 1891/4719

Address before enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 11 Huia St., Petone AWMM

Next of kin

• WW1 Mrs Barber, Richmond Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Mr. D.E. Barber, 11 Huia St., Petone (father) AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Married/WWI AWMM
• Married/WWII AWMM

War

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

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• WWI 3/160 AWMM
• WWII 41234 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  London Gazette, 11 October 1916, p.9839., Rec No 2a AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• Africa Star AWMM
• Defence Medal AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
• 1939-1945 Star AWMM

Enlistment

• WW1 17 Aug 1914 AWMM
• WW2 01 Jan 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.26 Watersider 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.26

Embarkation details

• WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 8 AWMM Vessel was Star of India AWMM Private AWMM Ambulance AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
• WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.26 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 4th Reinforcements, 3rd Section 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.26 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Last rank

• WW1 31 Aug 1917 AWMM Sergeant AWMM
• WW2 16 Jan 1943 AWMM

Death

10 May 1968 BDM 1968/43206
Age  77 AWMM

Cemetery

Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki AWMM Services Area, Block E, Plot 100 AWMM

Related Serviceperson

References

• 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.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 33
• 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. 3: Includes portrait
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.26.
• McKinney, J. (1952). Medical units of 2NZEF in Middle East and Italy. Wellington, N.Z.: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.