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McGILLEN, John Joseph
(Service number 11712)

Aliases	enlisted as McGILLAN
First Rank	Lance-Corporal	Last Rank

Birth

Date	21 April 1890	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	16 December 1915	Age	25 years 7 months
Address at Enlistment	Alexandra Street, Temuka
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs B. McGILLAN (McGILLEN) (mother), Alexandra Street, Temuka
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 8 inches. Weight 175 lbs. Chest measurement 36¼-39¾ inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair fair. Sight - both eyes 5/5. Hearing very good. Colour vision normal. Limbs well formed. Full & pewrfectmovement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Teeth - requires dental treatment. Illness - rheumatic fever aged 5 years. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. Slight defect but not sufficient to cause rejection - right elbow. No fits. Flexion of right elbow limited owing to fracture of lower enfd of humerus at age of 4. Other movements normal.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	12th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Date	1 May 1916
Transport	Ulimaroa
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Egyptian Expeditionary Force; Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Vicotry Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	12 August 1918	Reason	No longer physically fit for War Service on account of Injury Sustained on Active Service.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	16 November 1946	Age	56 years
Place of Death	Christchurch
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 203, Plot 692
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John Joseph McGillen was the eldest son of Patrick and Bridget (née Scully) McGillen. His bothers, Michael and William Peter, also served in World War one.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 March 2017]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5544 0073288) [12 March 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 March 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [06 March 2017]; Roman Catholic Baptisms Timaru (Christchurch Diocese CD held by South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [12 March 2017]

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