REGAN, William
(Service number 47080)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 30 August 1894 | Place of Birth | Orari Bridge, Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | W. REGAN (father), Orari Bridge, Geraldine, 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 | 25th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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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 | 20 June 1970 | Age | 75 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Regan was the son of William and Margaret Regan. He enlisted after his call up in 1916. Several of William's siblings died young. His brother John died of wounds in 1916 in France. William returned to New Zealand in May 1919 per the "Carpentaria". He married Olive Maytel Henderson in 1927.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [11 April 2019]; Rurur Lawn Cemetery headstone transcription; Sun, 3 May 1919 (Papers Past) [08 April 2019]
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