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Richard Herbert Dyson

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Photograph of senior officers of 4 New Zealand Field Regiment at the 46 Battery gala day near Arce, Italy, Second World War, including Commanding Officer Brigadier Graham Beresford Parkinson and Major Richard Herbert Dyson. Taken by George Frederick Kaye, c.28 June 1944. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, DA-06296-F.

Photograph of senior officers of 4 New Zealand Field Regiment at the 46 Battery gala day near Arce, …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Herbert AWMM
  • Surname
    Dyson AWMM
  • Ingoa
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  • Service number
    • WWII 2011 AWMM
    • Malaya 30433 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
    4 December 1917 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
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  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 C/o Hooper and Gallagher, Solicitors, High Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Malaya Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Soldier/Military AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Miss M.M. Dyson (sister), C/o K.H. Fountain, Dentist, 164 Cashel Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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    WW2 Public Servant/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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Biographical information

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  • Husband of Shirley; father of Grant and Pam.

    Commanding Officer, 5 Field Regiment, August - December 1945

    In the Regular Forces he reached the rank of Colonel AWMM

Death

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    9 November 2006 AWMM
    Age 88 AWMM
    Tauranga, Bay of Plenty AWMM
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    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 November 2006 AWMM
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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 53 AWMM
    • Taylor, A. (1998). The New Zealand roll of honour : New Zealanders who have served their country in peace and war : 150 years, 1845-1995. Auckland, N.Z.: Roll of Honour Publications. AWMM
      Taylor, A. (1998). p. 347 AWMM
    • Murphy, W. (1966). 2nd New Zealand Divisional Artillery. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      Murphy, W. (1966). pp. 135,604,619, 736 AWMM
    • FARELF Nominal Roll Part 2 1962-1963- Archives New Zealand, Wellington, CAJN CH189/Box70 41/4/11 (R21234083) AWMM

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