CORADINE, John
(Service number 26/46)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Sgt |
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Birth
| Date | 08/09/1887 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Solicitor | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs S A Coradine, (mother) High Street, Masterton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | 3rd Coy, NZ Machine Gun Corps |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 4th Battalion, Machine-gun section | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 42,43,44, Ulimaroa, Mokoia, Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Machine Gun Corps, No 3 Company | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 August 1917 | Age | 29 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | KIA | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Masterton War Memorial; 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
born 1887 in Timaru.son of James Moore and Sarah Ann Coradine 61 Pine St, Masterton. James formerly worked as a builder in Timaru, and moved to Masterton where he was elected Mayor. Extensive coverage in the Wairarapa Newspapers
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013). War record open in Archives
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Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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