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Frank Cole Dawson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frank Cole AWMM
  • Surname
    Dawson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    577063 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 October 1906 AWMM Invercargill, Southland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 41 Cranston Street, Andersons Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs P. W. Dawson (wife), 41 Cranston Street, Andersons Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    577063 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Barrister/Civilian AWMM
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Member of the New Zealand Alpine Club:

      "Frank Cole Dawson was born in Invercargill on 9th October 1906, but his parents moved to Dunedin shortly afterwards. He received his primary education at the High Street School, and thereafter attended the Otago Boys' High School from 1920 to 1923, where he proved himself to be one of the outstanding scholars of his year. He entered with enthusiasm and vigour into the sporting activities of the school, being particularly keen on athletics and Rugby football, at which he represented the 1st XV on a number of occasions. On leaving school, he commenced studying Law at the Otago University, and in 1929 received the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He subsequently was admitted to partnership in the legal firm of Moore Dawson & Aitken, where he continued practising his profession up to the time of his entering the Armed Forces, towards the end of 1942."

      (From the New Zealand Alpine Journal, Vol.X, No.31, June 1944) AWMM
    • Survived by wife (Phyllis Dawson) and two daughters (Helen Dawson and Winifred Dawson) Public - Blair - Direct descendant - 17 January 2017 - Family History
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Death

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  • Death
    16 December 1943 AWMM
    Age 37 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy AWMM LL.B. IX. D. 7. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2377694
    Sources Used
  • References
    • New Zealand Alpine journal AWMM
      New Zealand Alpine Journal, Vol.X, No.31, June 1944 (includes photograph) AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.49 AWMM
    • Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 December 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
17 January 2017BlairDunedinDirect descendant

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