
| Regimental number | 13/2711 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Scotland |
| Occupation | Rabbiter |
| Next of kin | Father, P Barron, Pukeatua Post Office, Te Awamutu |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles, A Squadron |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Transferred to 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 18 March 1916. Proceeded to England (no details recorded). Discharged from NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 6 December 1916, to report to No 2 Command Depot, 20 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Transferred to 4th NZ Infantry Brigade, 29 March 1917. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 16 October 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Paparoa', 24 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 21 June 1919. War service: 3 years 247 days (of which 3 years 137 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 75 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 2 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 [Note: this file is very scanty: there is no Form B103 on it, so that only sketchy details can be recorded in this entry.] |
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