PARK, John William Joseph
(Service number 38208)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 01/05/1891 | Place of Birth | Glenavy, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Enlisted as John William PARK | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Orouiti, Hawkes Bay | ||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||
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| Next of Kin | G. J. PARK (father), Glenavy, South Canterbury | ||
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 | Reinforcements H Company | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 October 1964 | Age | 73 years |
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| Place of Death | Wairoa | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Wharerangi Cemetery, Napier, Hawkes Bay | ||
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Biographical Notes
John William Joseph Park was the youngest son of George and Christina (née Dallas) Park. He returned to New Zealand on the Maunganui in June 1919. Jack married Edith Mary Bluck on 6 April 1920 at Wairoa. An older brother, Alexander Dallas Park, who had served in the South African War, was called up in 1918.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919 (Papers Past) [17 March 2018]
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