Arthur John Scovie DUDFIELD

Regimental number45346
Date of birth4 December 1896
Place of birthDalkeith
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTinsmith
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.1
Height6' 1.25"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Dudfield, Dalkeith, North East Valley, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, 4th Otago Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date6 January 1917
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Alice Dudfield, 12 Carr Street, North East Valley, Dunedin, and the late Harry Dudfield (both b. England)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to A Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Now, 9 March 1918, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20998921