Regimental number | 24/739 |
Address | c/o J C Grigg, Longbeach |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Brother, Robert Dewar, Ardenlea, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 31 Tahiti on |
Medals |
Meritorious Service Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. As a Battalion runner this rifleman has shown the greatest determination and contempt of personal danger,
particularly during the active operations at Passchendaele on 12th October 1917, and in the Becelaere Sector in the months following. As a runner during the active operations at the Somme, Messines and Passchendaele, he has been called upon to
perform many difficult and dangerous tasks and has never failed.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/2nd NZRB |