DEWAR, Robert Alexander
(Service number 6/442)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 15/11/1892 | Place of Birth | Roxburgh, Otago |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Baker | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Bethia DEWAR (mother), Alexandra South, Otago | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | |||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 22 August 1924 | Age | 31 years |
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| Place of Death | Dunedin | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Robert Alexander Dewar, known as Bert, was born on 15 November 1892 (not 1889 as recorded in his military record) at Roxburgh, Otago, the younger son of John and Bethia (née Bringans) Dewar, of Alexandra. He was educated at Lowburn School near Cromwell in Central Otago, and at the Alexandra Public School, going out to work at the age of fourteen. Bert was a baker at Fairlie when he enlisted, leaving by the train from Fairlie on 12 August 1914 with the 2nd South Canterbury Infantry Regiment men from Fairlie. He married Mary (Maimie) Hawthorne on 29 March 1921 at the Hampden Presbyterial Church. Robert Alexander Dewar died unexpectedly on 22 August 1924 at Dunedin, after a serious operation. He left a young widow and little son.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 May 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 May 2020]; School Admission records [11 May 2020]; Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, burial record & headstone image (Dunedin City Council) [11 May 2020]; Evening Star, 23 August 1924, Otago Daily Times, 23 August 1924, Dunstan Times, 25 August 1924, Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, 27 August 1924 (Papers Past) [13 May 2020]
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