O'HAGAN, Edward
(Service number 44510)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | 28/05/1892 |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 5 January 1917 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Bricklayer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | John O'Hagan (father), 5 Haddon Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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 | 24th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company | ||
| Date | 5 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 81 | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son and seventh child (of eight) of John and Margaret O'Hagan.
The Timaru Herald carries a report on 17th January 1918 reporting under the headig of "In hospital" that Private E O'Hagan (Timaru) "...appears in lengthy report as a severe case..."
Sources
SCRoll web submissions from R Campbell, 16 December 2014 and 16 April 2015; Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, 22 May 2015
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Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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