MECHEN, John
(Service number 19/183)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 03/07/1867 | Place of Birth | County Antrim, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairview, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Widowed | ||
| Next of Kin | John MECHEN (son), Fairview, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Samoan Relief Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Infantry | ||
| Date | 27 March 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tahune | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Apia, Western Samoa | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 February 1951 | Age | 83 years |
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| Place of Death | Sunnyside Hospital, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Mechen was the son of Patrick and Margaret (née McNeilly) Mechen. He married Isabella Thomson in 1888 at Timaru. They had a family of five before Isabella died at the birth of the fifth child. John's son both enlisted for World War I, George serving overseas.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 June 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 June 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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