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LAGAN, Thigue John
(Service number N/N)

Aliases Ted
First Rank Last Rank

Birth

Date 6 June 1894 Place of Birth St Andrews

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment 34 Park Road, Addington, Christchurch
Occupation Hardware salesman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin
Religion Roman Catholic
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Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
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Discharge

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Post-war Occupations

Gardener

Death

Date 15 May 1952 Age 57 years
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Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference Block 6, Plot 232
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Thigue John Lagan, known as Ted, was born on 6 June 1894 at St Andrews, the fifth son of Michael and Sarah (née O'Connor) Lagan. In 1918 he married Winifred Gabrielle O'Connell.

Sources

Ruru Lawn Cemetery Christchurch headstone transcription (Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [18 July 2017]; Ruru Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [18 July 2017]

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