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John Reardon

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St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, 1914-1918. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin 2013.

St Peter's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, 1914-1918. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY Jo …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Reardon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Rosy AWMM
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 February 1891 Navy Museum Kaikoura, Canterbury Navy Museum
  • Date of birth
    1891 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 June 2022 - Research & Newspaper Article - Gisborne Hearld 19/11/2015
  • Place of birth
    Kaikoura, NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 June 2022 - Research & Newspaper Article - Gisborne Hearld 19/11/2015
  • Birth notes
    son of Edward & Catherin e REARDON Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 June 2022 - Research & Newspaper Article - Gisborne Hearld 19/11/2015
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Kaikoura AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 June 2022 - Research & Newspaper Article - Gisborne Hearld 19/11/2015

Service

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Biographical information

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    • Son of Edward Charles Reardon and Catherine McMillan Norton Source: Navy Museum.

      John Reardon was the first New Zealander to die on active operations in World War One whilst serving on the HMAS submarine AE1 with the Royal Australian Navy Source: Navy Museum.

      He was one of 35 crew on board the submarine AE1 when the submarine disappeared without a trace on 14 Deptember 1914. The vessel has not been found but it is assumed to be somewhere in deep water off the Duke of York Group. Update: In late 2017 the HMAS AE1 was discovered off the coast of Papua New Guinea island of New Britain. AWMM
    • "Mystery solved: WWI Australian submarine AE1 with missing Kiwi aboard found off New Guinea"
      http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11964447 Public - Sarndra - 22 December 2017 - http://www.nzherald.co.nz; Accessed online 22 December 2017
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Death

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  • Death
    14 September 1914 Navy Museum
    Age 23 AWMM
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Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    St Peter's Anglican Church, Kaikoura AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 June 2022Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
22 December 2017SarndraAuckland, New ZealandOther
01 December 2016JeniferWairarapa New ZealandResearcher

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