MIDDLEMISS, Daniel
(Service number 7/875)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 30/06/1893 | Place of Birth | Waikaka, Invercargill, NZ. |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 December 1914 | Age | 21 years (according to his service records - see biographical notes) |
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka, NZ | ||
| Occupation | Baker | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane Kirby (sister), Temuka, NZ | ||
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 | 3rd Reinforcements. | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima. | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | Suez, Egypt (26 March 1915) |
| Other Units Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles. | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28/08/1915 | Age | 22 years |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hill 60 (NZ) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Thomas Middlemiss, of Mabel Bush, Invercargill, and the late Margaret Middlemiss.
Holly Middlemiss recounts: "Daniel was 20 when he was killed, he either lied about his age or his age was based on appearance (2nd one more likely). He was in the 8th South Canterbury squadron (C.M.R) He was the reserve force for the Chunuk Bair campaign. KIA Hill 60."
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database
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Lesley Tennent (SC branch NZSG)
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