Pte
Samuel James Dawson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 05/11/1894 |
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Place of birth: Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand |
General information
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Last known residence: Mauriceville, Welllington, New Zealand |
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Profession: Farmer |
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Religion: Church of England |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 20309 |
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Enlistment date: 01/05/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Units: — Wellington Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Waterloo, 's Graventafel, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Missing in action |
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Age: 22 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: New Zealand Apse panel 7A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Enlistment place |
Sources 3
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Cunningham W.H., Treadwell C.A.L., Hanna J.S., The Wellington Regiment N.Z.E.F. 1914-1919 (Uckfield,The Naval&Military Press, Ridgewood Industrial Park,NN.), 214-223. Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: the Day-by-Day Account. (Londen: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018), 112-114. Sources used |
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New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives New Zealand, Wellington (ANZ), R20996102). https://www.archives.govt.nz/ Sources used |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/847437 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7173484 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=5a962fff-e73b-4e9f-9adc-d09f418c796d |
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Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C3801 |
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=63667 |