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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Barton Wicksteed |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Major |
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| Forename(s): |
Barton |
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| Surname: |
Wicksteed |
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| War: |
- World War II, 1939-1945
- Korean War, 1950-1953
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| Serial No.: |
33682 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
29 May 1910 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Teacher |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs E Wicksteed (wife), Grand Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 3rd Division (IP)
- Kayforce
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| Embarkation Unit: |
- 3 Division Artillery
- Royal New Zealand Artillery
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 9 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 425 |
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| Other Units: |
- Regular Force 1928-45
- 2 New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1942-44
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Artillery, 16 Field Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
Korea |
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| Date of Death: |
4 August 1952 |
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| Age at Death: |
42 |
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| Year of Death: |
1952 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed on active service |
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| Cemetery Name: |
United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Served with Regular Force 1928-45
- 3 New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1942-44 (Pacific)
- Served with Kayforce 1951-52
- Served as Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster-General (British Commonwealth Forces Korea) 2 April 1951 - 4 August 1952
- "At Pusan, several New Zealanders were under BCFK Sub-Area command, for example, the ordnance personnel and provosts, who were integrated into British units. A New Zealander, Major Barton Wicksteed, a former regular officer who had joined Kayforce from England, was also serving at Taegu as BCFK deputy-adjutant and quartermaster-general." (McGibbon 1996, Vol. 2, p. 194)
- "Major Wicksteed, the deputy adjutant and quartermaster-general in HQ Britcom Korean Base, was still stationed at Taegu, where he also commanded the British Liaison Detachment at 8th Army Headquarters. Following his death in August 1952, Major Trevor Atchley and Major Alan Cooper successively would also hold his appointment." (McGibbon 1996, Vol. 2, p. 276)
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| Further References: |
- Ian McGibbon, New Zealand and the Korean War, Volume II: Combat Operations, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1996, pp. 194, 276, 371, 393, 413.
- New Zealand in the Korean War. NZHistory online. URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war
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| Sources Used: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942) |
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