George DEAN

Regimental number23502
Date of birth26 July 1882
Place of birthLondon, England
True NameAUSTIN, Frank
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGPO, Christchurch
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 3.75"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs E. Coates, 223 Chepstow Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 December 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: the late John and Ann Dean, Eaton Socon, St Neots, Hunts, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 July 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 29 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 12 August 1916; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 28 August 1916, and posted to 10th Company.

Wounded in action, 17 March 1917 (gun shot wound, left forearm), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 21 March 1917; to England, 24 March 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 24 March 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 20 April 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 20 July 1917.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20996327