DICKSON, Henry Allen
(Service number 2/2984)
| First Rank | Driver | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | *1894 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Fireman | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | W. DICKSON (father), King Street, 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 | 11th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, No. 3 Brigade Ammunition Column (Egypt) | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 February 1976 | Age | 81 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | North Shore Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry Allen Dickson was the second son of William and Mary Jane (née Richardson) Dickson. He was educated at Timaru South School. Henry returned to New Zealand in May 1919 per the "Carpentaria". He married Jane Grogan in 1922.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 April 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [11 April 2019]; Sun, 3 May 1919 (Papers Past) [08 April 2019]
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