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John Mcvey

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Mcvey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 53655 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 March 1886 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 St Andrews AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Annie McVey (mother), Albury, Canterbury AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 53655 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John McVey was the eldest son of John McVey and his wife Annie née Morrison. He was educated at St Andrews School. In 1935 John married Florence Amelia Ward. Two brothers died in World War One - Daniel Morrison McVey in 1915 in Egypt and William Robert in 1917 in France; and brother Thomas George (also known as Harry) McVey served in World War One then died in 1941 in Italy, a casualty of World War Two. Biography provided by the Timaru Museum SCRoll project. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    13 August 1961 AWMM
    Timaru, Canterbury AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Timaru Cemetery General Section, Row 54, Plot 836 AWMM
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Memorials

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