DICKSON, Samuel Rogerson
(Service number 15878)
Coloured parchment poster surrounded by individual photographs of servicemen. Poster has central circular insert with handwritten inscription :-
'LEST WE FORGET, Members who took part in the Great War 1914-1919'
Includes photographs of: Bro J. Gynes, Bro C.W. Carbis, Bro S.R. Dickson, P.C.R. Bro H. Head, Bro H.N. Jones, Bro L.A. Mansfield, Bro R.C. Buller, P.C.R. Bro L.S. Marshall, Bro J.B. Robson, Bro W.H. Caple, Bro W.B. Corry, P.C.R. Bro J. McLeay; also includes places (but no photographs) for: P.C.R. Bro J.H. Woods, P.C.R. Bro A.E. McMurtrie, P.C.R. Bro W. McGillivray, Bro J. McGillivray (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-03074)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Willowbridge | ||
| Occupation | Contractor | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Samuel R. Dickson (father), Pirongia, Waikato | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devenport, England |
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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 | |
| PoW Serial Number | |
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| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 21 November 1952 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Papakura | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Appears on the "Court Star of Waihao No. 7929 Roll of Honour" for World War One.
The Waimate Museum and Archives Early Settlers Index notes there were two men listed in the Waitaki in the Waitaki Electoral Roll for 1909 with this name, one a farmer and the other a labourer noted as "Jnr".
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (9 February 2015); Waimate Museum and Archives Early Settlers Index
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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