Search results Next record Previous record Thomas Harry Dickinson Born 11 May 1881 - Died 2 March 1966 PDF Key details Service number8944 AWMM 10725 AWMM Also known asThomas Henry Dickinson AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPre WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent, North Island Regiment, D Squadron AWMM WW1 Temporary Captain AWMM New Zealand Cyclist Battalion AWMM Inter War Lieutenant/Military AWMM Reserve of Officers AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Boer War Dickinson, Thomas Harry 8944 - No known c … Read more View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesThomas Harry AWMM SurnameDickinson AWMM Ingoa Also known asThomas Henry Dickinson AWMM Service number8944 AWMM 10725 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth11 May 1881 AWMM Halcombe, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 9 April 1902 AWMM Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Pre 13 December 1915 AWMM Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationCommercial traveller/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationH.A. Dickinson (father), Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Ernest James Dickinson (brother), Fordell, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM Older brother of Alfred Dickinson (Service Number 11/417) Public - David - Other Relative - 18 March 2015 - Family papers Relationship statusPre 14 April 1902 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 6 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignSouth Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number8944 AWMM 10725 AWMM Military serviceStratford Mounted Rifles AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsOrder of the Crown (unknown class) (Romania) AWMM Order of Crown of Romainia awarded for distinguished services during the course of the campaign 1914-1918 AWMM Queen's South Africa Medal (South Africa 1902 clasp) AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa 9 April 1902 AWMM Age 20 AWMM Clerk AWMM Trentham, Upper Hutt AWMM WW1 13 December 1915 AWMM Age 34 AWMM Storekeeper/Civilian AWMM Trentham, Upper Hutt AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Drayton Grange AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent AWMM 10th Contingent AWMM WW1 06 May 1916-21 June 1916 AWMM from AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 52 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia AWMM Sergeant AWMM 1st New Zealand Cyclist Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Dark Brown AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Dark Brown AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Dark AWMM Height, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 10.5 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 140 pounds AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, South Africa AWMM Dysentery in South Africa AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPre WW1 23 August 1902 AWMM Expiration of term of service AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent, North Island Regiment, D Squadron AWMM WW1 22 November 1919 AWMM Posted to Reserve of Officers AWMM Temporary Captain AWMM New Zealand Cyclist Battalion AWMM Inter War Unknown AWMM Relinquished Commission AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Reserve of Officers AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Mary Ann and Henry Alfred Dickinson"The newspaper clipping [his brother's obituary] mentions he lived with his brother Ernest (my grandfather) and used to get cigarettes every week and when they were delivered he would count them to make sure the correct amount was there. At one delivery his brother carefully opened one carton and took out one cigarette, Harry was furious at being one short and all hell was to pay until his brother admitted to taking one." (recounted by his great nephew 2009)"He never married. He was a commercial traveller ...and I believe he visited relatives as he worked his area [Fielding]. He was a small dapper man wearing a three piece suit ..." (recollections of a great niece who met her great uncle in the 1950's)Listed on the WW1 Nominal Roll and NZ Gazette as Thomas Henry Dickinson. Listed on his birth registration and service record as Thomas Harry Dickinson. Known throughout his life as Harry (personal communication from family) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death2 March 1966 AWMM Age 84 AWMM Hamilton, Waikato AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryHamilton Park Cemetery, 395 Morrinsville Road, Newstead, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM RSA-03-082 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Thomas Harry Dickinson by laying a poppy. Patrick Dickinson Rowland Dickinson Thomas Harry Dickinson Victor Dickinson William Dickinson Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Thomas Harry Dickinson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20524495 Further Reference Duplicate military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20546735 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 31: 3 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. 3: Includes portrait AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateNameLocationRelationshipContact 19 December 2016VictoriaWellington, New ZealandResearcher 18 March 2015David New ZealandOther Relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. 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