Lieutenant [Acting Captain]

Colin Addison Dickeson

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. L. E. Dickeson, of Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Biographical Notes:

Colin Dickeson was transferred from the NZ Infantry to be the Adjutant of the 22nd NZ Cylclist Battalion and promoted to Acting Captain.

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Casualty

Service Number: 
24/2128
Name:
Colin Addison Dickeson
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Additional Rank:
Acting Captain
Date of Birth:
20 March 1888
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L.E. Dickeson (wife), Orell, Victoria Avenue, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Architect
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Cyclist Battalion, 22nd

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVIII. C. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Colin Addison Dickeson
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