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DIVAN, George
(Service number 7/2380)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names A-G, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #02)

Timaru Boys High School Memorial Library plaque (1914-1918), pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Chalmers Church memorial plaque, photographed in 2010 — South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.28 (South Canterbury Museum )

Washdyke War Memorial, Timaru, pictured in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.09 #01)

Washdyke War Memorial plaque, pictured in 2010 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.09 #02)

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	02/03/1894	Place of Birth	At home, Divan's Road, Seadown/Washdyke, Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date	15 December 1915	Age	21
Address at Enlistment	Seadown, South Canterbury
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience	South Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs J. Divan (Mother), Seadown, New Zealand
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Has had diptheria, but fit for service

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron
Date	4 January 1916
Transport	Maunganui or Tahiti
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European (Somme, France)
Service Medals	British War Medal , Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	16 September 1916	Age	22
Place of Death	Somme, France
Cause	Killed In action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial; Levels & Washdyke War Memorial; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library); Chalmers Church Memorial Plaque

Biographical Notes

Fourth son of Isabella Divan, of Washdyke, Timaru, and the late John Divan. The fourth youngest of eleven children with twin brother of James, who also served during World War One but survived.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [4/09/2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5537 0034120) [4/8/2013]; SCRoll web submission by W Divan, 8 April 2015; SCroll web submission by L Divan, 7 May 2015

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Researched and Written by

Patrina Buchanan

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