Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Document: | New Zealand WW1 Masonic List | N.Z. | |
Awards & Titles: | Officer, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Volunteer Officers' Decoration Knight of Grace the Venerable Order of St. John | ||
Early Life :
His photo portrait appears in the book First to Care: 125 Years of the Order of St John New Zealand, 1885-2010 by Graeme Hunt.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: New Zealand Engineers |
| Action : War Survivor |
Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.
Detail :
Served in Fourth Battalion, New Zealand Field Engineers, World War One. Serial number 4/645.
He appears in Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1925: "BARCLAY, George, lieut.-col., Hamilton r., Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, B.Scotland 1866, s. of Lawrence Barclay; m. 1903, Laura Milton. Ed. Tokomairiro Gram. Sch.; joined Govt. railways as cadet 1879; held various positions in Otago and Auck. districts, retiring in 1919; Deputy Chief Commissioner in charge of St. John Ambulance Brigade in N.Z. Volunteers 1885, and had continuous military service; capt. Dunedin Engineers 1896-1903; major unattached list; lieut.-col. commanding 16th (Waikato) Regt. under territorial scheme, 1911; 1912 transferred to command North Island Railway Battalion, N.Z.E.F.; left N.Z. as major N.Z.E.F.; lieut-col. while overseas; srved. in Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium, England (twice mentioned in despatches); O.B.E. (mil.div.); Kt of Grace of the Order of St. John; Chevalier of Order of Danilo (Serbia); Volunteer Officers' dec.; Grand Sec. Grand Lodge of Freemasons of N.Z.; inspector-gen 33rd under Supreme Cl. of Scotland; Dist. Grand Prior of Masonic Knight Templars for Dominion of N.Z."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Otago No. 844 E.C. | New Zealand |
| Joined : | Boscombe No. 2158 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th May 1891 | 3rd June 1891 | 5th August 1891 |
Initiated into Lodge of Otago in 1891, where he is listed as a Clerk resident at Dunedin, New Zealand. War service is recorded in the contribution register 1916-18 after which he continues to pay his dues.
On 25th October, 1917 he joined Boscombe Lodge No. 2158 as a Major, resident or based at Boscombe. He resigned the lodge 30th September, 1920.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley