Regimental number | 12/20 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Palmerston North |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Law clerk |
Address | Bella Vista, Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24.7 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 166 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Barnard, Eltham Dairy Company, Taranaki |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Eltham Volunteers; not serving in any milirary unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry James and Helena Marian Barnard, 201 Derwent Street, Island Bay, Wellington |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 42015 Alfred Montague BARNARD; 24/647 Charles Valentine BARNARD; 11/477 Frank Allen BARNARD; 11/594 James BARNARD; 6/2534 Joseph William BARNARD |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22272575 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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