Herbert DADSON

Regimental number8/3230
Date of birth26 November 1884
Place of birthKent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.9
Height5' 6.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Dadson, Bromley, Kent, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankSapper
Final unitNo 3 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 28 October 1916
Discharge date20 January 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HT 'Maheno', 28 October 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of pre-enlistment disability aggravated by active service), 20 January 1917.

War service: 1 year 149 days (of which 351 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 May 1941 Dunedin
Age at death66
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994836

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