NOLAN, John James
(Service number 55276)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18 August 1881 | Place of Birth | Mataura |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Upper Hook, Makikihi | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Thomas Nolan (father), Makikihi, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 32nd Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Didn't serve in any campaigns due to illness | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 November 1961 | Age | 80 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Temka cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | St Patrick's (Waimate) Memorial list (June 2015) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of THomas and Mary Nolan nee Gibson (m 1881).
After the war John married Evelyn Lucy Keenan in 1921 and had four sons: Patrick, Maurice, Kevin and Raymond. The couple are buried together in Temuka.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database (May 2015); Archives New Zealand; New Zealand BDM Historical Records online
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum); Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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