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William Dawson

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 69), Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 69), Page: 7 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Dawson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 52968 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs M. Dawson (mother), Lake Road, Hawera, 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 52968 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 Farmer/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
    24 December 1991 Public Source
  • Date of death
    24 December 1991 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 February 2016 - Plot plaque
  • Age at death
    96 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 February 2016 - Plot plaque
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 February 2016 - Personal visit
  • Grave reference
    SOLDIERS ASH BURIAL K Row 8a, Plot 90 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 1 February 2016 - Plot plaque
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      69: 7 AWMM

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01 February 2016Sarndra Auckland, New ZealandResearcher

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