Regimental number | 24/11 |
Address | Ashburton |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Dee, Ashburton |
Rank on embarkation | Lieutenant |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Captain |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 67), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | 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: |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB |