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John Francis Diggins

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 31 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 31 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Diggins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 24/1969 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 September 1893 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Hutt Valley, Wellington Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Diggins (mother), 33 George Street, Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24/1969 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 Unknown AWMM Postal clerk/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, WWI AWMM
      5' 10" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      140 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916.
    Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916.
    Transferred from 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, to 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Bn, 26 May 1916.
    Admitted to Divisional Rest Station, France, 7 June 1916 (shell shock); rejoined unit, 23 June 1916.
    Admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 August 1916 (lachrymal infection); transferred to No 13 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 4 August 1916; discharged to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 23 August 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 August 1916. Found guilty, 20 August 1916, of being absent without leave from 9 pm to 5 am, 20 August 1916: awarded forfeiture of 3 days' pay.
    Reported missing, in the field, 21 September 1916; admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right thigh); transferred to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 24 September 1916; to England, 2 October 1916, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, 3 October 1916. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 4 December 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 5 December 1916.
    Declared by Court of Enquiry assembled at NZ Command Depot, 16-18 January 1917, to be absent without leave for over 21 days.
    Discharged from Venereal Section, 18 May 1917.
    Found guilty by District Court Martial, Codford, of being absent without leave when under orders to report at NZ Command Depot on 26 December 1916 until 9 pm, 18 January 1917: awarded 40 days' detention, and forfeited 24 days' pay; forfeited 140 days' gross pay.
    Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 12 July 1917 (scabies); attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 24 July 1917.
    Appointed Lance Corporal, 2 January 1918.
    Detailed to attend Bombing Course, Lyndhurst, 16 January 1918.
    Appointed Temporary Corporal, 11 April 1918.
    Promoted Corporal, 24 September 1918.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 30 September 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 7 October 1918.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Remuera', 17 March 1919; discharged, 2 June 1919.
    Total war service: 3 years 200 days (of which 3 years 63 days were abroad) AWMM
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Death

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  • 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

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20997234
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      26: 31 AWMM
    • NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra 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. 5: Includes portrait AWMM

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