DUNNETT, John
(Service number 43722)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/12/1891 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Seadown, near Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs B. DUNNETT (mother), Dairy Farm, Seadown, via Timaru | ||
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, Mounted Rifles | ||
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| Transport | Westralia | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *December 1927 | Age | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John 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 George, James 21667 and William also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 December 2016]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [12 December 2016]
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