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Oscar Dyson

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Moore-Jones, H. M. (1915) The historic positions, Pope's, Quinn's, Courtney's, etc. Sketched from the Inner Line on the heights above Anzac Cove. Oscar Dyson Memorial collection. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PD-2015-1.

Moore-Jones, H. M. (1915) The historic positions, Pope's, Quinn's, Courtney's, etc. Sketched from th …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Oscar AWMM
  • Surname
    Dyson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1519 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 August 1891 Public Halifax, Yorkshire Public
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Victoria Avenue, Eden Terrace, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs A. Dyson (mother), 231 Roolleymore Road, Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire, England AWMM
    • Mrs A. Dyson (mother), 231 Roolley Moor Road, Sportland, Rochdale, Lancashire, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1519 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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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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  • Son of George and Annie Dyson, of 25, Galloway St., Hamilton East, New Zealand. Born at Brighthouse, Yorks, England. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    16 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM VII. A. 14. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 206 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      26: 14 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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21 March 2016JocelynRotoruaOther relative
21 April 2015ToniAuckland, New ZealandOther

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