Neil Stanley Dickson

Stanley Dickson

"third son, Stanley Dickson, who joined up with the New Zealand forces, has not been heard of since.'

From his mothers Obituary 1927 OBITUARY NOTICES. (1927, October 15). Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), p. 48. Retrieved October 30, 2016

9/1822 Neil Stanley Dickson (MM)

Lance Corporal - NZ, Otago Infantry Battalion 1903 left Australia for New Zealand 18/10/1915 enlisted 8/1/1916 embarked NZ for Suez, Egypt 22/10/1916 received Military Medal - gallantry in the field 6/12/1917 discharged from service in NZ 19/11/1918 passed away from influenza / pneumonia buried in: Winton Cemetery, Winton, NZ https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/796780

BORN: Neil Stanley Dickson Rootsweb ID: I405322 Birth Record: 10 June 1886 in Jamestown, South Australia

Father John Sydney Dickson and Mother Caroline Dickson (nee Flavel), Jamestown, South Australia.

Wife Cecelia Jane Dickson (nee FYFE - b.1883 SA - d. 1946)

        (In 1903 lived at Minburra, South Australia)

Next of kin in service:

Brothers:

2346 - Francis Isaac Dickson

            Private in 27th Infantry Battalion

            22/6/1915 enlisted at Keswick

            14/10/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide on HMAT Themistocles A32

            3/7/1918 killed in action

            Re-interned in Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France

4104 - Morgan James Dickson

             Private in 27th Battalion

             9/8/1915  enlisted

             9/3/1916  embarked Port Adelaide onboard RMS Mongolia

             23/9/1918 returned to Australia

1536 - Frederick Roy Vincent Dickson

           Private in 9th Light Horse Regiment

           10/9/1915    enlisted

           18/11/1915  embarked Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT A2 Geelong

           22/12/1915  returned to Australia

           1/2/1920      passed away

           buried in:      Jamestown Cemetery, South Australia

Cousins:

5324 - William Henry Clerke - from Solomontown, SA

           Private in 27th Battalion

           12/8/1916 embarked Port Adelaide, SA, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat

           Private in Australian Veterinary Corps

           3/3/1919 returned to Australia

           15/6/1955 passed away, buried in Port Pirie Cemetery

2611 - Richard Roy Clerke (also known under Clarke)

           Driver in 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade

           28/7/1915  enlisted

           27/10/1915 embarked Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT Benalla A24

           1/10/1917  died of wounds 

           Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium        

In 1903 in Minburra, South Australia, Neil left for New Zealand, without his wife. On enlisting he stated he was born in Scotland, worked as a Traveller;

37yrs 4mths; 5' 7.5" tall; fair complexion; blue eyes; fair hair

He stated his NOK: D.J. Dickson (brother), Balnagowan, Skilmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland and later Miss B R King, Winton, Southland, New Zealand.

18/10/1915 enlisted in NZ

23/10/1915 posted to D Squadron, 9th Regiment R G 659

8/1/1916 embarked with New Zealand Expeditionary Force

                   onboard HMNZT 37 ex Wellington, New Zealand

                   as a Trooper in 9th Reinforcements Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron 12/2/1916     disembarked into Suez, Egypt

11/3/1916 transferred to 2nd Battalion Otago Infantry Regiment, Ismalia

                   posted to 8th Company

9/4/1916 embarked for France onboard Flandovery Castle, ex Alexandria

17/10/1916 promoted to Lance Corporal, Rouen, France

22/10/1916 awarded MILITARY MEDAL - gallantry in the field

17/11/1916 sent to hospital, in the field

                   admitted 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, in the field

                   admitted 8th Casualty Clearing Station 18/11/1916   admitted to No.2 Canadian Stationary Hospital 19/11/1916   transferred 2nd NZ General Hospital, Walton 22/11/1916   Embarked for England onboard HS St Denis

                   admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, England

4/5/1917 classified unift and placed on NZ Roll, England

5/5/1917 discharged to sick leave, Walton, England

14/7/1917 embarked for NZ onboard Marama, ex Avonmouth, England

27/8/1917 service in NZ

6/12/1917 discharged from service in NZ

Total service: 2 years 48 days (1 year 231 days overseas)

Suffered from influenza and pneumonia.

19/11/1918 passed away from influenza and pneumonia.

buried in: Winton Cemetery

                    7 Old Survey Block VI and 8

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 31/5/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, South Australia, for his picture.

Information sourced through: Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917