REILLY , John Norman
(Service number 9/1954)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Quarter-Master Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 10 July 1882 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 18 October 1915 | Age | 33 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | P.O. Taihape | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs G. CAMPBELL (sister), Kawhatau, Mangaweka | ||
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 | 9th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron | ||
| Date | 14 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Dalmore | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Field Artillery | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian; Western European | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 June 1959 | Age | 76 years |
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| Place of Death | Palmerston North | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Norman Reilly was born on 10 July 1882 at Timaru, the eldest child of Cecil Charles Frodsham Reilly and Sarah Ann née Nixon. In about 1896, the family moved to Kawhatau in the North Island. John enlisted on 18 October 1915 at Trentham. He was a labourer and single, his address P.O., Taihape. He named his sister Gretchen as next-of-kin – Mrs G. Campbell, Kawhatau, Mangaweka.
Trooper J. N. Reilly embarked with the Otago Mounted Rifles of the 9th Reinforcements, departing for Suez, Egypt per the “Dalmore” on 14 January 1916. After serving in Egypt and Western Europe for more than three years, he embarked for the return to New Zealand per the “Tahiti” on 27 May 1919. He was discharged on 3 August 1919, on the termination of his period of engagement, and awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
John Norman Reilly married Sarah McCoard on 15 January 1925. Their daughter, Lorna Beatrice, was born later that year. John died on 7 June 1959, at Palmerston North (of Tititea), aged 76 years. He was buried at Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, a services stone marking his grave. Sarah who had died in 1943 was also buried at Kelvin Grove.
His brothers, Peter William Reilly and Reginald Herbert Reilly, also served in World War One, as did cousins Walter Leslie Reilly, Herbert Reginald Walker and Charles Francis Taylor Peake.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 November 2024]; Kelvin Grove Cemetery headstone image & burial records (Palmerston North City Council) [28 November 2024]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [28 November 2024]
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