TENNANT, John
(Service number 7/133)
Back: Rainey, G; Frost, R; Julian, W; Cochrane, John; Tennant, John; Cochrane, James; Nichol N; Cameron, C; Robins; Rickman, E A; ?
3rd R: McKenzie, J (alexander John); Duggan, M; Tobin ,J; Tavendale, W; Campbell, J; Gynes; Hodgson, J; McKenzie, R S (Percy?); Samuels, H [actually Henry Samuel Miniss]; Copland; Fitzharris, P; Gill, J
2nd R: Fraser; Whitta, J H; Carr, J; Manchester, A R; Wain, P J; Finlay, John; Bailey, G C; Sloan, P; Bell, N; Menzies, W; Spencer, E; Ryan, E
Front: McGrath, W; Keane, T; Wall, T; Hunt; ?; Hogan, H (Courtesy of Waimate Museum & Archives, P2183 )
| First Rank | (1) Trooper; (2) Lieutenant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 15/11/1892 | Place of Birth | Gleniti, Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Box 184, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | (1) Single | ||
| Next of Kin | (1) George TENNANT, P.O. Box 184, Timaru; (2) G. TENNANT (father), P.O. Box 184, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) Main Body; (2) New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) Canterbury Mounted Rifles; (2)42nd Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | (1) 16 October 1914; (2) 11 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | (1) Tahiti or Athenic; (2) Moeraki | ||
| Embarked From | (1) Wellington | Destination | (2) Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
John Tennant was the son of George and Annie Wallace (née Cochrane) Tennant. His brother Charles Tennant died of influenza in 1918 at sea on a troopship on his way to the Front. And his brother James Wallace also served in World War One. John may have died in 1974, of Ranfurly Home, aged 81 years; cremated Waikumete, Auckland
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 January 2017]
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