AGNEW, David Wishart
(Service number 74370)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/07/1894 | Place of Birth | Invercargill |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | T. AGNEW (father), Menzies Ferry, via Wyndham | ||
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 | 41st Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 11 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki. Transhipped to Malta at Sydney | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
David Wishart Agnew was born on 4 July 1894 at Invercargill, the youngest son of Thomas and Elizabeth Jane (née Taylor) Agnew. He was educated at Invercargill South School. He was a farm labourer at Pleasant Point when he enlisted. D. W. Agnew was in quite a large draft of men who went into camp at the beginning of March 1918 as South Canterbury’s quota for the 39th Reinforcements. Before leaving the men were given a brief farewell at the Drill Shed.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 August 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 August 2020]; School Admission records [04 August 2020]; Timaru Herald, 2 March 1918 (Papers Past) [10 January 2016]
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