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DUNNETT, William
(Service number 24588)

Aliases	aka William Ross Dunnett
First Rank	Sapper	Last Rank

Birth

Date	16 November 1887	Place of Birth	Scotland

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	50 Rayburn Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation	Carpenter
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	David DUNNETT (father), Seadown, South Canterbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	36th Reinforcements, Engineers
Date	2 May 1918
Transport	Balmoral Castle
Embarked From		Destination

Other Units Served With
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Military Awards

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Death

Date	7 July 1972	Age
Place of Death
Cause
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Memorial or Cemetery	Taita Lawn Cemetery, Lower Hutt
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

William 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 John also served in World War One.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 December 2016]; Taita Lawn Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [12 December 2016]

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