Christopher Douglas DAGG

Regimental number16390
Date of birth23 March 1896
Place of birthQueenstown
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStorekeeper
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 7"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, C D Dagg, Patearoa, Central Otago
Previous military serviceServed in the Otago Hussars, Territorial Force; previously rejected for NZEF enlistment as unerage.
Enlistment date29 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Manuka on 5 October 1916
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 March 1919
Discharge date30 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez, 6 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit: malaria), 30 September 1919.

War service: 3 years 155 days (of which 2 years 198 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service Number 579988.
Date of death22 November 1950 Dunedin
Age at death54
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 40, p. 1
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24055650

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