DORE, John Joseph Patrick
(Service number 25/1705)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 28/09/1895 | Place of Birth | Ashburton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Sherwood Downs, Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs J. DORE (mother), 9 Charles Street, Ashburton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 2nd Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 17 October 1959 | Age | 64 years |
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| Place of Death | Wellington | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Joseph Patrick Dore was the younger son of John and Margaret (née Houlihan) Dore, both of whom came from County Kerry, Ireland. John, senior, died in 1905. Young John spent 1907 at Esk Valley School before going to St Patrick's, Wellington. John married Mary O'Connell in 1921; they divorced in 1934. On 26 August 1920 over two hundred people gathered at Esk Valley to do honour to the ex-pupils of the school who had served in the war. A monument which had been erected by the efforts of ex-pupils to the memory of their fallen schoolmates, was unveiled. The “Roll,” arranged by Mrs Smithson and presented by her to the school, consists of thirty-eight photographs of the boys who had left for the war. Underneath each is inscribed his name and reinforcement. In a central oval are the Union Jack and New Zealand flags, with the inscription: “For King and Country, 1914-1918.” Included in the names is that of J. J. Dore.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [6 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [9 February 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [10 February 2018]; Timaru Herald, 31 August 1920 (Papers Past) [06 February 2018]; Karori Cemetery, Wellington, headstone image & burial record (Wellington City Council) [11 February 2018]
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