George Hamilton Dennistoun

Forenames

George Hamilton AWMM

Surname

Dennistoun AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

23 Sept 1884 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW1 Peel Forest, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 George James Dennistoun (father), Peel Forest, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

War

• World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

• Navy AWMM
• Merchant Navy AWMM

Military service

• Royal Navy AWMM
  HMS Philomel / C/o Naval Operations Lake Nyassa, Africa AWMM
• HMNZS Tamaki AWMM
• Royal Navy AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) AWMM
• Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
  London Gazette 24/02/1916 AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Embarkation details

• Pre WW1 Midshipman/Military AWMM Royal Navy AWMM
• WW1 Lieutenant Commander/Military AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Brother of Lieutenant James Robert Dennistoun, North Irish Horse, attached Royal Flying Corps, 23 Squadron, who died 9 August 1916.

reported August 1914 - was Wanganui Collegiate Old Boy - reported as serving in Africa in September 1918 - reported as serving on Lake Nyasa June 1915 in local papers AWMM

Death

1977 AWMM

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Lieutenant Commander G H Dennistoun - R.N. [Royal Navy] - Distinguished Service Order
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24183968
  Sources Used
• Navy Museum People Profile
  http://navymuseum.co.nz/worldwar1/people/captain-george-hamilton-dennistoun-dso-obe/
  Further Reference
• SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour)
  https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=1334
  Further Reference
• Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
  Further Reference
• Lieutenant Commander George Hamilton Dennistoun, DSO
  Date of Birth: 23/09/1884 – Date of Death: 1977
  Public - Bryan - Researcher - 4 December 2018 - Lives of the First World War, IWM London https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/6895730

References

• Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors.
  p.382
• Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
• Atkinson, N. (2005). Hell or high water : New Zealand merchant seafarers remember the war. HarperCollins in association with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.