ARDAGH, John Joseph
(Service number 34564)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11 October 1884 | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Dentist | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Dr P. ARDAGH (brother), Carlton Street, Christchurch | ||
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 | 21st Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 21 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 May 1961 | Age | 76 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Joseph Ardagh was the first-born of James John and Annie Elizabeth (née Ford) Ardagh. He was educated at Ngapara, Waikouaiti and other schools. In October 1919 at the Sacred Heart Church, Timaru, he married Amelia Veronica Hanna (Vera). Machine gun specialist J. Ardagh was present at the ordination to priesthood of his brother Cyril, on 26 November 1916 at the Sacred Heart Church, Timaru, the day before he left for the front.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 February 2018]; School Admission records (Oamaru Branch NZSG) [20 February 2018]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, burial reords (Christchurch City Council) [20 February 2018]; Timaru Herald, 27 November 1916, 1 November 1919 (Papers Past) [18 February 2018]
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