Richard DIMBLE

Regimental number4/717
Other NamesRichard Henry
Addressc/o Mrs Harrison, Magnetic Street, Port Chalmers
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W J Dimble, 24 Water Road, Falmouth, England
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateDied of wounds 27 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row A, Grave No 9A), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: William Henry and Eliza Dimble, 24 Waterloo Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth

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