Henry DEWAR

Regimental number11/448
Date of birth24 October 1885
Place of birthFoxton, Horowhenua
ReligionChurch of England
AddressJuliet Street, Stratford, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 10"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Dewar, 11 Linton Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceWellington Naval Artillery, Volunteer Corps (4 x years)
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHawera, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationWHLR
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitMachine Gun Section, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Other detailsRepresented New Zealand in rugby as an All Black - played 16 matches, including two test matches for the All Blacks between 1913-14. All Black tours: Canada and California (1913); Australia (1914).
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Lydia Dewar, 4 Pascal Street, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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