DICK, Charles
(Service number 11/675)
| First Rank | Last Rank | (1) Major; (2) Lieutenant-Colonel |
|---|
Birth
| Date | 17/02/1881 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
|---|
Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Kimbolton | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Miss M. DICK (sister), Kimbolton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
|---|
Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | (1) 16/10/1914; (2) 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | (1) Orari or Arawa; (2) Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | (1) Wellington; (2) Wellington | Destination | (1) Suez, Egypt; (2) Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Unit Served With | |||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
| Date of Capture | |
|---|---|
| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
| PoW Serial Number | |
| PoW Camps | |
| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 18 July 1956 | Age | 76 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Death | Otorohanga | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Te Kuiti Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles DICK was the son of Alfred and Annie (nee MILNE) DICK.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [05 April 2015]
External Links
Related Documents
No documents available.
Researched and Written by
Currently Assigned to
TS
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.