DOBSON, Wesley
(Service number 29157)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16 January 1893 | Place of Birth | Tynehead, Alston, Cumberland, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 28 June 1916 | Age | 23 years 5 months |
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| Address at Enlistment | M. E. Dobson, Motukaike | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Alfred Edwin DOBSON (father), Cave, Timaru | ||
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 | 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European (Messines, Passchendaele) | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 31 October 1984 | Age | 91 years |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Wesley Dobson was the eldest of the four sons of Alfred Edwin and Margaret Ann (née Millican) Dobson. Born on 27 August 1894 at Alston, Cumberland, England, he was a school pupil living at home with his family at West Ashgill, Alston, in 1901, and at the next property, Hill House, in 1911. His father, a lead miner, had turned to farming by 1911, and Wesley was working on the farm.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 March 2017]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5537 0034337) [21 March 2017], Ashburton Cemetery burial records (Ashburton District Council) [22 March 2017]; Timaru Herald, 2 November 1984 (Timaru District Library) [22 March 2017]
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