DAWSON, Alfred Ernest
(Service number 64988)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11 February 1897 | Place of Birth | Ohaka |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Waikari | ||
| Occupation | Fireman (NZ Railways) | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Gertrude DAWSON (mother), 91 Church Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
| Date | 35th Reinforcements, Specialist Company | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 7 March 1965 | Age | 68 years |
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Biographical Notes
Alfred Ernest Dawson was the son of Ernest and Gertrude (née Borgfeldt) Dawson. He was educated at various Christchurch schools - Papanui, East Christchurch, Fendalton. Alfred was a cleaner at Timaru when he was called up. Embarking at Tilbury on 12 March 1919 for the return home, Alfred reached Lyttelton, New Zealand by the “Corinthic” in April 1919, one of 1142 soldiers aboard. In 1922, he married Lucy Isabella Carlyle, by whom he had a family.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 November 2019]; School Admission records [14 November 2019]; Timaru Herald, 12 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 November 2013]
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