TAVENDALE, John Paterson
(Service number 6/3178)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11/06/1882 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihao Forks | ||
| Occupation | Farm worker | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Jas. TAVENDALE (father), Arno, Waimate, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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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 | 21 July 1973 | Age | 91 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Paterson Tavendale, born on 11 June 1882 at Waimate, was the son of James and Jessie Tavendale. At the time of enlisting, John was engaged in farm work at Waihao Forks and named his father as next-of-kin – Jas. Tavendale, Arno, Waimate. J. T. Tavendale, 6/3178, of Waimate, returned to New Zealand per the “Kia Ora”, embarking at Liverpool in March 1919, the draft being due at Lyttelton on 7 May 1919. John died, probably unmarried, on 21 July 1973 at Timaru, aged 91 years, and was cremated at Salisbury Park Crematorium. His youngest brother, William Tavendale, died of wounds in 1915 at Gallipoli. Another brother, David, also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 June 2020]; Salisbury Park Crematorium record [30 June 2020]; New Zealand Times, 26 April 1919 (Papers Past) [27 June 2020]
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