English Māori Dennis Gilbert Needham Born 4 January 1896 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 20397 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sergeant/Military AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 38), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDennis Gilbert AWMM SurnameNeedham AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 20397 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth4 January 1896 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM Date of birth4 January 1896 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 10 August 2017 - Military File. Place of birthNelson, New Zealand. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 10 August 2017 - Military File. Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 A. Needham (father), Douglas, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 20397 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Medal (MM) AWMM Military Medal (MM).Awarded 15 October 1917 for "Acts of Gallantry in the Field". Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 10 August 2017 - Military File. Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Painter AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 21 Aug 1916-24 October 1916 AWMM to Plymouth, Devon AWMM HMNZT 62 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia AWMM Private AWMM 16th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM 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 rankWW1 Sergeant/Military 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 Dennis Gilbert Needham by laying a poppy. Albert Ronald Needham Charles Augustus Trevor Needham Dennis Gilbert Needham F. J. Needham Frank Needham Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Dennis Gilbert Needham Leave a note Contribute › Processing God bless you Dennis. Gone but not forgotten. Public - Brian - Other relative - 25 April 2020 Report Related objects Homeward bound : S.S. Briton Library / Pictorial › publication Wellington, N.Z. D526.2 HOM Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21379572&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 38: 11 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. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Homeward bound : S.S. Briton. As transport H.M.N.Z.T. No. 268 the S.S. "Briton" departed Tilbury, London, 17 June 1919. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 25 April 2020BrianChristchurchOther relative 10 August 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher 19 August 2015Hamish JamesThamesOther Relative 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