HOGAN, John Joseph
(Service number 34574)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 04/07/1896 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Norton Reserve, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs M. HOGAN (mother), Waimate, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | New Zealand 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 | 21st Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 21 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Machine Gun Squadron | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 December 1983 | Age | 87 years |
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| Place of Death | Napier | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Joseph Hogan, born on 4 July 1896 at Waimate, was the fifth son and the eighth of the fourteen children born to Martin and Mary (née Cleaves) Hogan. A labourer living at home, he named his mother, Mrs M. Hogan, Waimate, as next-of-kin. John married Florence Lucy James Ellis (Lucy) in 1925. He died on 5 December 1983, aged 87 years, and was buried with Lucy in Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne. Five Hogan brothers enlisted for in World War I - Henry Joseph, Michael, Martin Joseph and John Joseph who all served overseas, and William Francis whose service was at home.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 June 2020]; Taruheru Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Gisborne District Council) [13 June 2020]
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