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MECHEN, John
(Service number 88168)

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Birth

Date	16/03/1890	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

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Marital Status	Single
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	31 March 1959	Age	69 years
Place of Death	Auckland
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Memorial or Cemetery	Waikumete Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Catholic Berm A, Row 10, Plot 17
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John Mechen was the older son of John and Isabella (née Thompson) Mechen. His mother died in June 1897 at Kaitangata, at the birth of her fifth child. John attended Fairview School near Timaru, under the guardianship of his grandfather. He was called up in 1917 while at Pareora. He had served with the 8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles. John married Johanna Brosnahan in 1932, and they had a son and a daughter.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 June 2019]; School Admission records

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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