SHINE, David Alexander
(Service number 78258)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11/10/1895 | Place of Birth | Fairview, New zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Adair, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. SHINE (mother), Adair, 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 | 39th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, 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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Death
| Date | 26 February 1944 | Age | 48 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Taita Old Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
David Shine was the son of David and Mary (Minnie, née O'Callaghan) Shine, of Adair near Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 February 2018]; Taita Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [20 February 2018]
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