David Allen DORSET

Regimental number10/2589
AddressOtaki
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Dorset, Bell Street, Otaki
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie Dorset, 15 Myrtle Crescent, Wellington. Native of Otaki
Other details

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

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Sixth