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EATON, John Robert
(Service number 77015)

Aliases	Born John Robert LONIE
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	8 January 1884	Place of Birth	Christchurch

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Mayfield
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mr B. M. JONES (friend), Mayfield, Ashburton
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

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Prisoner of War Information

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Death

Date	26 February 1957	Age	73 years
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Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference	Block 12, Plot 82
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John Robert Eaton was born to Annie Lonie before her marriage to Thomas Eaton. Growing up as the son of Annie and Thomas, he was educated at Woodbury School. He had served seven years with the Volunteers when he attested. John married Mabel Winifred Coffin on 17 June 1919 at Raurimu.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 January 2020]; School Admission record [14 January 2020]; Bromley Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [14 January 2020]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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