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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
George Allan Lance Barney |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
George Allan Lance |
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| Surname: |
Barney |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
62575 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mr P. Barney (father), Main Street, Greytown, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
C/o S. Edward, Bridge Pah, Hastings, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Hastings |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 4 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 22 |
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| Campaigns: |
Western Desert |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Western Desert |
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| Date of Death: |
24 October 1942 |
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| Age at Death: |
24 |
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| Year of Death: |
1942 |
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| Cemetery Name: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt |
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| Grave Reference: |
1. H. 4. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
George Barney was the son of Phil and Kathlee Barney, of Martinborough |
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| Description of Image: |
Photographs of heritage trail plaque, memorial stone, inscription of names, and Greytown Memorial Baths taken by G.A. Fortune in 2012. The Memorial Baths were built with the proceeds of a fund raising carnival in 1952 as a memorial to the 20 servicemen from the district who died in World War II. |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941.) Wellington: Blundell Bros. Ltd.,Printers. 1941
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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