CADDEN, Matthew
(Service number 27216)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 13 December 1876 | Place of Birth | Ryfield, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Bluecliffs | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Next of Kin | J. CADDEN (brother), Bally Durrow, Ryefield, P.O.., Virginia, County Cavann, Ireland; also Jane FRASER (friend), St Andrews, 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, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 February 1974 | Age | 98 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Matthew Cadden was tthe son of Matthew and Catherine (née Gilshenan) Cadden, of County Cavan, Ireland. Matthew's father died when he was only eleven years old. At noon on 31 May 1916, South Canterbury’s quota of the 17th Reinforcements was entertained at dinner in Stafford Tea Rooms by the lady members of the South Canterbury War Relief Society. The soldiers assembled at the Drill Hall at 3.30 pm to be farewelled by the Mayor before leaving on the north-going express. In this quota was M. Cadden. Private Cadden suffered permanent disablity through gunshot wounds with laceration to his right hand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 September 2019]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, headstone transcription [12 September 2019]; Timaru Herald, 31 May 1916 (Papers Past) [17 October 2015]
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