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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Ernest Henry Dodd |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lance Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Ernest Henry |
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| Surname: |
Dodd |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
54336 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
21 March 1880 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Clerk |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Amy Esson (sister), C/o Mr M. Esson, Telegraph Office, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Widowed, 3 children |
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| Enlistment Address: |
220 Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Physical Description: |
height: 5 foot 9 inches |
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| Enlistment Date: |
23 February 1917 |
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| Age on Enlistment: |
36 |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
27th Reinforcements G Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 July 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 88 |
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| Vessel: |
Athenic |
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| Destination: |
Liverpool, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
68 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
8 |
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| Campaigns: |
France |
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| Military Awards: |
- British War Medal (1914-1920)
- Victory Medal
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| Wounds and Diseases: |
Wounded slight in the head, April 1918 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Havrincourt, France |
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| Date of Death: |
11 September 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
38 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
IV. B. 16. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Ernest Dodd was the son of Ada Mary Dodd and Frederick Henry Dodd
- He was the father of Clifford Read Dodd (b 1905); Ada Lorna (b 1907) and Kenneth Jack (b 1913). His son Ernest is noted as his legal nok on the service record and his address C/o his guardian in Eastbourne, Wellington, New Zealand.
- All Black in 1901 and 1905
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| Additional Information: |
Portraits on both New Zealand Rugby Museum and Nixon Pictures websites |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Military Service Record
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Allblacks.com website All Blacks A to Z
- Chester, R., McMillan, N. & Palenski, R. (2005). The encyclopedia of New Zealand rugby. Auckland, N.Z. : Hodder Moa. (4th ed.)
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