GILMORE, John
(Service number 21821)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 20/04/1888 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihaorunga, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. J. ATWILL (friend), Manchester Street, Waimate | ||
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 | 16th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 20 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 March 1946 | Age | 57 years |
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| Place of Death | Dunedin | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Gilmore was probably the son of John and Johanna Gilmore. He left Timaru with the South Canterbury quota of the 16th Reinforcements on 3 May 1916.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 May 2019]; Timaru Herald, 2 May 1916 (Papers Past) [02 August 2016]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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