Regimental number | 42063 |
Place of birth | Islington, London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Slaughterman |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 186 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lily Dunnicliff, Mayfield, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Gisborne |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Waikumete Cemetery (Protestant Soldiers Area B, Row 1, Grave No 38), Auckland |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs T. Dunnicliff, Chin Chin Street, Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 14 April 1917; returned to Wellington, 17 April 1917. Re-embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, 2 May 1917. Re-embarked Sydney, 9 May 1917; disembarked England, 28 July 1917. Found guilty, 8 May 1917, of being absent without leave: forfeited 7 days' pay. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, 10 September 1917 (right lumbar incision; large quantity of pus removed). Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Marama', 21 November 1917; discharged, 4 February 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Parents:: Thomas (b. Leicestershire) and Lilly (b. Devonshire) DUNNICLIFF |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 18 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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