DICKSON, William
(Service number 3/3804)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | *1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Postal clerk | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary DICKSON (mother), King Street, 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 | 33rd Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 31 December 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
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Biographical Notes
William Dickson was the youngest son of William and Mary Jane (née Richardson) Dickson, and a brother of Henry Allen Dickson who also served in World War I. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 April 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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