Sergeant

Henry (Norkey) Dewar

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Lydia Dewar, of 4, Pascal St., Palmerston North.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

All Black number 175. Played 16 games including 2 tests, in 1913. One of the first New Zealanders to enlist. Captained the Wellington Mounted Rifles team in Egypt.

 

source: New Zealand Rugby Museum

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/448
Name:
Henry (Norkey) Dewar
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
13 October 1883
Date of Birth - Unverified:
13th October 1883
Place of Birth:
Wellington,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Lydia Dewar (mother), 11 Linton Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Julict Street, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles, Machine Gun Section

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 August 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
4
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Henry (Norkey) Dewar
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