REGAN, John M
(Service number 8/1824)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hamilton Sawmill, Tuatapere, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Sawmill Hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | W Regan (father), Orari Bridge, Geraldine, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | |||
| Embarked From | Wellington New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 March 1916 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial not on Tuatapere War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
John Regan was the son of J Regan of Orari Bridge, Geraldine, New Zealand. Husband of Alice Regan of 3 Cross Row, Hackhill, Dundee, Scotland. Had a daughter Alice. 1915 admitted to hospital in Dundee.? married then.
Sources
Cenotaph data base Auckland; bdmhistoricalreords.dai.govt.nz and Digitised Military Personal File at Archives NZ
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