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Ernest Dewar

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Dewar AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13428 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Thomas George & Barbara DEWAR Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 May 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Labourer for T WOOD at Matau Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs T.C. Richardson (sister), Pakehiroa, Tuparoa, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13428 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
    WW1 8 February 1916 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 8 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      167 pounds AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 8" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      167 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Thomas George Dewar and Barbara Dewar

    Embarked Wellington, 29 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 27 July 1916; attached to NZ Reserve Group, Sling Camp, 28 July 1916.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 1 September 1916.
    Killed in action, France, 15 September 1916.

    Parents: the late Thomas and Barbara Dewar. Native of Taranaki AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Private E/ Dewar, who has been killed in action, was a brother of Mrs T. C. Richardson, Pakihiroa, Tuparoa; He was attached to the Wellington Infantry. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 May 2023 - ROLL OF HONOR.
    POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLIII, ISSUE 14119, 10 OCTOBER 1916, PAGE 3
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 May 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
13 May 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
27 April 2015IanTe Kuiti ,New ZealandOther Relative

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