DOSSETT , Frederick John
(Service number 39502)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 7 July 1895 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Point |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Grocer's assistant | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs K. DOSSETT (mother), Pleasant Point, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 22nd Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 February 1976 | Age | 80 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Henry Charles DOSSETT & Catherine (Kate) nee HORGAN. Married Florence May ROBERTS in 1900. Brother Henry Charles DOSSETT also served in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [16 October 2013]; Christchurch Cemeteries Burial Records [19 October 2013]
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