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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
George Edward Barson |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
George Edward |
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| Surname: |
Barson |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
26/384 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs W. Wakely (sister), Featherston, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
4th Battalion, B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
5 February 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
24 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
22 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
4 January 1918 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Buttes New British Cemetery (NZ) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- George Barson was the son of the late Thomas and Emma Barson; husband of Mrs. M. C. Barson, of 73, Sperling Rd., Bruce Grove, Tottenham, London, England.
- His brother, Henry Barson (79178) also died in WW1.
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
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