George Keith DEE

Regimental number24/11
AddressAshburton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Arthur Dee, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankCaptain
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 8 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 67), France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Arthur and Harriet Dee, Ashburton
Medals

Mentioned in Despatches

'For gallantry and devotion to duty at Messines on 7th June 1917. He captured his objective and held it under very heavy shell fire. He set a splendid example to his men until mortally wounded.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 28 December 1917

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB

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