Arthur Louis DEW

Regimental number10/1467
Date of birth5 December 1885
Place of birthWoodville, Hawke's Bay
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o L Tansy, Ohakune
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.11
Height5' 10"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Samuel Dew, Pahiatua, Wairarapa
Previous military serviceServed for 2.5 years in Woodville Infantry (Volunteers); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M.A. Dew, 38 Young Street, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moscar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 237 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20996896

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