BRESLIN, John
(Service number 22225)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19/09/1889 | Place of Birth | Little River, Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Enfield | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | John BRESLIN (father), Morven, South Canterbury | ||
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 | 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 23 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Pakeha | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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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
| Date | *June 1962 | Age | 72 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Maunu Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Breslin was the second son of John and Mary (née Slattery) Breslin. He was educated at Little river School and the Waihao Native School near Waimate. He returned to New Zealand on the Maunganui in June 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) 17 March 2018]; School Admission record (Waimate Branch NZSG) [18 March 2018]; Maunu Cemetery burial record (South Canterbury NZSG cemetery records) [18 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919 (Papers Past) [17 March 2018]
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