Lance Corporal

John William Barr

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Gordon Barr and Kate Barr, of Eltham, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
47962
Name:
John William Barr
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs K. Barr (mother), Railway Street, Eltham, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Mechanic
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 August 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 86
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. E. 15.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John William Barr
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