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Daniel Patrick Diggins

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 70), Page: 8 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Daniel Patrick AWMM
  • Surname
    Diggins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 59335 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 June 1889 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Wellington, New Zealand Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Diggins (mother), George Street, Masterton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 59335 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Fireman/Military 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
      158 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Embarked Wellington, 15 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; marched in to Sling Camp, 3 October 1917.
    Admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 6 October 1917 (hammer toe); taken on strength NZ Command Depot, Codford, from hospital, 10 October 1917.
    Proceeded overseas to France with Divisional Employment Company, 2 November 1917; posted to No 2 NZ Area Employment Company, in the field, 29 November 1917.
    Attached to NZ Stationary Hospital, Wisques, 30 November 1917.
    Transferred to NZ Medical Corps, 3 May 1918, and joined NZ Stationary Hospital.
    Commenced return to New Zealand on board 'Remuera', 12 September 191; disembarked Auckland, 26 October 1919; discharged, 23 November 1919.
    Total war service: 2 years 150 days (of which 2 years 73 days were abroad)

    Michael and Hannah Diggins (both b. Ireland) 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

Memorial

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Sources

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