DICKSON, William James
(Service number 52709)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 15 September 1880 | Place of Birth | Owaka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Clyde Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Storeman | ||
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| Next of Kin | david Murray DICKSON (father), Clyde Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Date | 16 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseysiide, England | |
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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 | 1 November 1942 | Age | 62 years |
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| Place of Death | Public Hospital, Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William James Dickson, the son of David Murray and Margaret (née McSwan) Dickson, was one of four sons who served in World War One, the others being David Murray Dickson who returned, Donald MacKenzie Dickson who was killed in action in 1915 at Gallipoli, and Millen Stuart who died of wounds in 1918 in France William married Annabella Marshall in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 June 2017]; Timaru cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [02 June 2017]
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