John McPhee
Born 7 Apr 1893 - Died 9 Oct 1917
- Service number
- WWI 12240 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 3rd Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company NZ Rifle BrigadePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Forenames
- John AWMM
- Surname
- McPhee AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 12240 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- MalePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Roman CatholicPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 7 Apr 1893 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 7 April 1893Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Place of birth
- Gisborne, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Birth notes
- son of James and Ellen McPheePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Address before enlistment
- Rakauroa, GisbornePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- James McPhee (father), Rakauroa, Poverty Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- singlePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Western European - FrancePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 3rd Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company NZ Rifle BrigadePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Service number
- WWI 12240 AWMM
- Military service
- 1915-1917Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
London Gazette, 28 September 1917, p10039, Rec No 1067: AWMM - Victory Medal AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Plaque & Scroll # 508577Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 January 2016 - Military record
- British War & Victory MedalsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Military Medal (MM) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Fencer/Civilian AWMM
- 14 Dec 1915 at TrenthamPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Age on enlistment
- 22yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Military record
- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 06 May 1916-21 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 52 or HMNZT 53 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia or Navua AWMM Rifleman AWMM 3rd Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of James and Ellen McPhee of Rakauora, Gisborne
Brother of James McPhee, 24/1441
Next of Kin: Mr J. McPhee, Rakauroa, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM - Oct 1917 - Mr James McPhee of Rakauroa has received the sad advice that his son Jack McPhee was killed in action 0ctober 9th. He left with the 12th Reinforcements, and gained the Military Medal lately. His brother Jim left with the 8th Reinforcements and was killed in Action on June 25th, 1916. His brother William is in camp at Trentham with the Tunnelling CorpsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 14 January 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14439, 27 October 1917, Page 3
- Son of James and Ellen McPhee of Rakauora, Gisborne
About death
- Death
- 9 Oct 1917 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Private J. McPhee (killed) was the second eon of Mr Jas. McPhee, a well known Rakauroa (Poverty Bay) settler. He enlisted from Taumarunui, where he was engaged in farming operations. He was a member of the Eighth Reinforcements. Another of Mr McPhee's sons accompanied the 12th Reinforcements.Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 June 2018 - Press, Volume LII, Issue 15646, 19 July 1916
- Memorial name
- Te Karaka War Memorial
Gisborne's War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 September 2015 - Research - Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- Te Karaka War Memorial, corner of Main and Station Roads, Te Karaka, Gisborne AWMM
Related objects
Related Serviceperson
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10927035
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/847896/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/847896
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
31: 21 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 1: Includes portrait - The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018)
- Information kindly provided by family
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
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