Frank Morris DIMICK

Regimental number13/157
Date of birth23 June 1877
Place of birthRamsgate, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressHallowdene Street, George's Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37.2
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinW Dimick, Oamaru, Otago
Previous military serviceServed in Royal Navy, South Africa (Boer War); purchased discharge at end of war; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records46
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 1), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Simon George and Harriett Dimick, Thames Street, Oamaru. Native of Ramsgate, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Appointed Lance Corporal, Zeitoun, 12 November 1914.

Promoted Corporal, Gallipoli, 6 April 1915.

Promoted Sergeant, 23 June 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 350 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20997316