Sapper

John William Dadson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John William and Maria Emma Dadson, of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1769
Name:
John William Dadson
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
12 December 1895
Next of Kin: 
J.W. Dadson (father), Salisbury Road, Morningside, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engineer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 2 Field Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
22 February 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 41
Vessel:
Waihora
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. D. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John William Dadson
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