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Harold Eric Barrowclough

Major General The Right Honourable
Sir Harold Barrowclough
KCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, ED
Harold Eric Barrowclough (1954).jpg
Barrowclough, circa 1954
8th Chief Justice of New Zealand
In office
17 November 1953 – 17 January 1966
Nominated by Sidney Holland
Appointed by The Lord Norrie
Preceded by Humphrey O'Leary
Succeeded by Richard Wild
Personal details
Born (1894-06-23)23 June 1894
Masterton, New Zealand
Died 4 March 1972(1972-03-04) (aged 77)
Auckland, New Zealand
Military service
Service/branch New Zealand Military Forces
Years of service 1913–1931
1940–1945
Rank Major General
Commands Northern Division
3rd Division
Battles/wars

First World War

Second World War

Awards Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Military Cross
Efficiency Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (2)
Croix de Guerre (France)
War Cross (Greece)
Legion of Merit (United States)

First World War

Second World War

Major General Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough KCMG, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, ED, PC (23 June 1894 – 4 March 1972) was a New Zealand military leader, lawyer and Chief Justice from 1953 to 1966.

Born in Masterton, Barrowclough commenced legal studies in 1913 and joined the Territorial Force the same year. In 1915, partway through his law degree, he volunteered for service abroad with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and fought on the Western Front. He finished the First World War in command of a battalion in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. After the war he finished his law studies and became a successful lawyer. He also resumed duty in the Territorial Force, serving until 1931 when he moved to Auckland to join a law firm based there.

Following the outbreak of the Second World War Barrowclough volunteered for service with the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF). He commanded an infantry brigade in the 2nd New Zealand Division during the campaign in Greece and Operation Crusader. In 1942 he was recommended for divisional command by his superior officer, Major General Bernard Freyberg, and was given the 3rd Division, which he led through the Solomon Islands campaign. When the division was disbanded in late 1944, he was left without a command and was eventually discharged from the 2NZEF. He returned to the legal profession and in 1953 was appointed Chief Justice of New Zealand. He established a permanent Court of Appeal for New Zealand and also served on the Privy Council for a time. He retired in 1966 and died in Auckland in 1972 at the age of 77.


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