Search results Next record Previous record English Māori R.B. Dawson Born 21 July 1916 PDF Key details Service number Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankColonel/Military AWMM 23 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesR.B. AWMM SurnameDawson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth21 July 1916 AWMM Rotorua, Bay of Plenty AWMM Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number Military service5th Brigade AWMM Brigade Major from May-September 1941, January-June 1942 AWMM 6th Brigade-Brigade Major from 1942-1943 AWMM 3 Battalion AWMM Commanding Officer AWMM Army Headquarters AWMM Director of Staff Duties AWMM Director of Plans from 1955-1957 AWMM Planning Staff for SEATO from 1957 onwards. AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Regular soldier/Civilian AWMM Bangkok, Thailand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankColonel/Military AWMM 23 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember R.B. Dawson by laying a poppy. Philip Edward Dawson R. C. Dawson R.B. Dawson Raymond George Dawson Reese Edinborough Dawson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of R.B. Dawson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsRoss, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
