DABELL, Bernard
(Service number 9/690)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate Valley | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Alice Mary Dabell (wife), 22 Sarah St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 August 1915 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | At sea, HMHS Franconia ex Gallipoli | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Charles and Mary Dabell,f Blackgang, Isle of Wight, England; husband of Alice May Dabell. Member of the Legion of Frontiersmen
Sources
Cenotaph Jan 2014
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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