DINES, George William
(Service number 23/38)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 15 June 1894 | Place of Birth | Mount Cook, Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | G.W Dines (father), Box 133, Fairlie | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Advance Party, 1st New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | A Company | ||
| Date | 18 September 1915 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 15 September 1916 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Fairlie Primary School War Memorial; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library)?; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
George William and his twin brother John Henry were the sons of George William & Elizabeth Ann Dines, of Fairlie
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (November 2014); Web submission by S Rainey, 23 April 2020; "GEORGE WILLIAM DINES – Fairlie War Memorial leads a grandson to claim a descendant’s WW1 medal for his grandfather" on Medals Reunited NZ at https://medalsreunitednz.co.nz/george-william-dines-fairlie-war-memorial-leads-a-grandson-to-claim-a-descendants-ww1-medal-for-his-grandfather/
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