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John Peard Mays

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Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, 1st - 7th Contingents, (photo J. Halpin September 2011) (CC-BY John Halpin)

Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, 1st - 7th Contingents, (photo J. Halpin September 2 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Peard AWMM
  • Surname
    Mays AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jack AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 2389 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Protestant, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1878 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 30 March 1900 AWMM Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Oliver Mays, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 31 March 1900 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa 30 March 1900 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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 9.5 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      10 stone 12 pounds AWMM
    • Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
      Accidental death from injuries received by an accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father: Oliver Mays (1835- 20 April 1903), Mother: Mary Jane Mays (died 8 August 1918, age 82)

    Jack Mays was a universal favourite with residents of the North Shore. He was a good all-round athlete, and took a keen interest in yachting and cricket.

    He died from cerebral compression from accidental injuries received in a fall from horse at Kookoomoor (Kokemoer).

    He was buried at Kookoomoor near Klerksdorp

    Auckland Museum Boer War Display – photo of “section of the Auckland Fifth Contingent which left by the Mapourika”

    His father was named Oliver Mays. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 April 1901, page 5

    Death notice: New Zealand Herald , Supplement, 10 May 1901, page 4 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Devonport Bandstand memorial plaque, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
    • Devonport, Boer War Memorial Fountain, corner of Victoria Road and Flagstaff Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Memorial plaque, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Boer War Bandstand and Fountain, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
    • Albert Park NZ Battery Royal Artillery South African War Memorial Auckland New Zealand AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Stowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM
    • North Shore Times AWMM
      Honeybone, L. (2011, 18 March). Memorial fountain restored. In North Shore Times, p. 5 AWMM
    • Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand. AWMM
      Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 1900. H.6. Nominal Roll AWMM
    • The New Zealand Graphic AWMM
      The New Zealand Graphic, 27 April 1901 , with photograph AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 April 1901, page 5 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald , Supplement, 10 May 1901, page 4 AWMM

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