CAMMOCK, David John
(Service number 6/598)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 09/04/1892 | Place of Birth | Kopua, Napier |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Powley's Hotel, Reefton | ||
| Occupation | Motor car driver | ||
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| Next of Kin | James CAMMOCK (father), Palmerston North | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 November 1957 | Age | 65 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
David John Cammock was the third son of James and Flora Ann (née Wylie) Cammock. He was educated at Gore Main and Riversdale schools before the family moved to Albury in South Canterbury. After 15 months at Albury School, he moved to Washdyke. David married Bertha Agnes Ellis in 1920. The Methodist Church of Timaru placed a handsome window in the Bank Street Church as a memorial for the war victims of the congregations. Apart from the names of the fallen appearing on the window, the names of all who served were inscribed in a book which was to be preserved in the Church. Included in the names was that of David John Cammock.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2020]; School Admission records [27 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 5 July 1922 (Papers Past) [24 March 2020]
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