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John McGovern

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    McGovern AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 1709 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Hokitika, Westland AWMM
    Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 8 January 1916 AWMM Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Margaret McGovern (sister), Hokitika, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 4 April 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 1709 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 8 January 1916 AWMM
    Age 44 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Dubbo, New South Wales 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 10.5 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      152 pounds AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Grey AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark brown AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Sick November 1916 AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Visited the Grave of John McGovern. NX1709 54th Battalions. 18 September 1939. 69 years old. Trinket Creek [ ABERCROMBIE Shire District] on Saturday June 15, 2019.

    Read John's Story. [ Biography]
    Public - Sarah - 9 July 2021
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09 July 2021SarahBoddington WAOther

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