DALTON, Roland
(Service number 14953)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 03/06/1895 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Mesopotamia Station | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Anne Dalton (mother), Redcliffs, Sumner Road, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
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 | 14th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 June 1917 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of George Edward and Anne Dalton, of 161, Fendalton Rd., Fendalton, Christchurch
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 Nov 2013]; Military Record held at Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20995070 - digitised
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John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
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