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DASS, Clarence Everell Harold
(Service number 10168)

Leonard and Alfred (right) Hanan — (South Canterbury Museum )

Aliases	Harodl; Barney
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Sergeant

Birth

Date	19 March 1894	Place of Birth	Marshland, Christchurch

Enlistment Information

Date	15 December 1915	Age	21 years 8 months
Address at Enlistment	Gapes Valley, Geraldine
Occupation	Farm hand
Previous Military Experience	South Canterbury Infantry Battalion - one year, still serving
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs W. DASS (mother),Gapes Valley, Geraldine
Religion	Anglican
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 7 inches. Weight 142 lbs. Chest measurement 32-35¼ inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair dark. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing & colour vision both good. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Teeth good. No illnesses. free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. No vaccination mark. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects. No fits. No distinctive marks or marks indicating congenital pecularities ot perevious disease.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	11th Reinforcements, K Company
Date	1 April 1916
Transport	Tahiti or Maunganui
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	12 Cyclist Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards	Military Medal

Award Circumstances and Date

For act of gallantry in the field. 15 December 1918

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	22 June 1919	Reason	On the termination of his engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	14 January 1970	Age
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 15 January 1970
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Services Section, Row 154, Plot 20
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Clarence Everell Harold Dass, known as Harold or Barney, was the son of William and Mrs Dass.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 August 2016]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5922 0031884) [10 August 2016]; Timaru Gerald, 15 January 1970 (Timaru District Library) [04 August 2016]

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