Wallace DICKSON

Regimental number10/856
Date of birth8 June 1894
Place of birthFeilding
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationJoiner
AddressTaumarunui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.3
Height5' 9"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H V Dickson, Feilding
Previous military serviceServed in C Company, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles), Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 November 1918
Discharge date21 January 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Ayrshire', 6 November 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 21 January 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death6 November 1959 Te Puke
Age at death65
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20997203