Major

Barton Wicksteed

Conflict: 
Korean
Additional Information: 

Son of Shafto Harrison and Norah Wicksteed. Husband of Eileen Mary Wicksteed.

References:
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Mike Wicksteed
Relationship to casualty: Son
In 1928, whilst training to be a teacher in Taranaki, my father, Barton Wicksteed, enlisted in the NZ Army and attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst in the UK graduating as a second lieute... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
33682
Name:
Barton Wicksteed
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
29 May 1909
Place of Birth:
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E Wicksteed (wife), Grand Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Teacher
Unit:
Kayforce, Royal New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
04 August 1952
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
Korean

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 3rd Division (IP)
Kayforce

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
South Korea
Barton Wicksteed
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