CLUNAN, Patrick John
(Service number 21793)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20 May 1892 | Place of Birth | Cape Foulwind |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 87 Church Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs J. CLUNAN (mother), Cape Foulwind, Westport | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 7th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 21 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 November 1970 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Orowaiti Cemetery, Westport | ||
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Biographical Notes
Patrick John Clunan was the son of James and Johanna (née Twomey) Clunan. On 25 November 1914 at the Roman Catholic church, Timaru, Mr Pat J. Culnan "acted in the capacity of best man" at the wedding of Francis Patrick (Frank) Kelly and Ellen (Nell) Mulvaney. At the time of enlistinh he was a clerk for New Zealand Railways in Timaru. This appears to be the only family of this name in New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 January 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [24 January 2018]; Orowaiti Cemetery, Westport headstone transcription (NZ Cemetery records held by South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [24 January 2018]; Timaru Herald, 5 December 1914 (Papers Past) [24 April 2014]
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