Corporal

James Wilfred Dawson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Annie Bishop Dawson, of Mapua, Nelson. Native of Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/2583
Name:
James Wilfred Dawson
Name variation:
BDM Online
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
06 July 1889
Place of Birth:
Otago, Dunedin,
Next of Kin: 
J. Dawson (father), 19 Royal Crescent, Musselburgh, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
14A Owen Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 September 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
James Wilfred Dawson
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