O'DOWD, John Patrick
(Service number 29188)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 2 March 1890 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Nora O'DOWD (mother), P. O. Box 31, Fairlie | ||
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 | 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| 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 | 8 November 1962 | Age | 72 years |
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| Place of Death | Hastings | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Hastings Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Patrick O'Dowd was the son of John and Norah (née Waters) O'Dowd. He was eductaed at the Marist Brothers School, Timaru, and at Fairlie School. He returned to Fairlie, New Zealand with Draft 187 which brought a large number of soldiers home in early October 1918. In 1924 he married Elaine Alice Elizabeth Felkins, and they had five daughters.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 July 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [July 2019]; School Admission records [July 2019]; Cemetery records; Evening Post, 30 September 1918 (Papers Past) [16 August 2016]
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