DUNNETT, George
(Service number 52589)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 03/08/1894 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Seadown, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Dairy farm Hand | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs B DUNNETT (mother), Seadown, Canterbury | ||
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 | 28th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company | ||
| Date | 24 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Infantry Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 30 November 1986 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Fairlie | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Dunnett was one of the four sons of David and Barbara Dunnett, of Seadown. It appears that the family came out to New Zealand from Scotland not long before the war. His brothers James 21667, John and William also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 December 2016]
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