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Cenotaph record

John Lyell Dighton

  • Service number
    WWI 45838 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Born John Lyell Laurie Public - Ross - Researcher - 5 December 2016 - NZBDM Folio Number Birth 1746
    Father John Laurie Mother Alice Stott
    Mother remarried Willa Menna Dighton NZBDM Marraige 1904 Filo Number 4107
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • John Lyell AWMM
    • John Lyell Public - Ross - Researcher - 5 December 2016 - NZBDM Folio Number Birth 1746
  • Surname
    • Dighton AWMM
    • Laurie Public - Ross - Researcher - 5 December 2016 - NZBDM Folio Number Birth 1746
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Born John Lyell Laurie Public - Ross - Researcher - 5 December 2016 - NZBDM Folio Number Birth 1746
    Father John Laurie Mother Alice Stott
    Mother remarried Willa Menna Dighton NZBDM Marraige 1904 Filo Number 4107
  • Service number
    WWI 45838 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Ross - Researcher - 5 December 2016 - NZBDM Folio Number Birth 1746
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 April 1895 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    29apr1895 Public - Ross - Researcher - 5 December 2016 - NZBDMs
  • Place of birth
    Lyell,West Coast,New Zealand Public - Ross - Researcher - 5 December 2016 - NZBDMs
  • Birth notes
    Father John Laurie
    Mother Alice Stott Public - Ross - Researcher - 5 December 2016 - NZBDMs
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Dighton (mother), Seatoun Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington, 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 45838 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 School teacher/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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About 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

Memorial

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Sources

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