John Raymond McLean
Died 27 Apr 1915
- Service number
- WWI 354 AWMM
- Also known as
- John Raymund AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Australian Imperial Force (AIF), 14th Battalion Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- John Raymond AWMM
- Surname
- McLean AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- John Raymund AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 354 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Presbyterian, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 Mr M. McLean (father), Allendale Road, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 14 Sep 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 354 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 14 Sep 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Miner/Civilian Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 22 Dec 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
HMAT A38 - 22-Dec-1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Vessel was Ulysses AWMM Private Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra 14th Battalion, Australian Infantry Regiment, 14 Battalion Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Australian Imperial Force (AIF) AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
- Height, WWI AWMM
5 ft 11 in AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
170 lb AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
Australian Imperial Force (AIF), 14th Battalion Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra - Last rank
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Biographical information
- John McLean was the son of Murdoch and Isabella Welsh McLean, of Ainslie, Mount Albert, Auckland.
His brothers, Neil Clifford (23/230) and Ronald Douglas McLean (12/3759), also served in the war.
Attended King's College, Auckland (1901-2).
Member of the College Rifles Rugby Football Club
The King's College Roll of Honour records his date of death as 28 April 1915; his obituary in the Auckland Weekly News records it as 25 May.
Next of Kin: Mrs M. McLean Mt., Albert, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 27 Apr 1915 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
Age 29 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
- Quinn's Post Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM D.8. AWMM
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- Obituary
- The Mayor of Mount Albert, Mr. Murdoch McLean, has received information from the Adjutant-General of the Forces, and also from the Prime Minister that his eldest surviving son, Private John Raymond McLean, was killed in action at the Dardanelles on May 25. Deceased, who was 29 years of age, was educated at King's College, and was a member of the Old Boys’ Association. He was keenly interested in boxing, and about 10 years ago, when a member of the College Rifles, he won the provincial volunteer forces’ middle-weight boxing championship at the competitions during the visit of the American fleet. He was a member of the West End Rowing Club. For several years he was employed with his father, and worked with him on the Otira tunnel contract, and three years ago he engaged in mining in Australia. He joined the 14th Battalion of the First Australian Expeditionary Force. Another of Mr. McLean’s sons, Neil, only 20 years of age, left for Trentham on Friday, and a third son holds a commission in the Territorial Force. He will leave for the front when appointed to a company. (Auckland Weekly News, 3 June 1915, p. 20) AWMM
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Roll of Honour, College Rifles, Rugby Union Football & Sports Club, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland AWMM
- King's College Memorial Chapel, Otahuhu, Auckland AWMM
- Mount Albert War Memorial Hall, 773 New North Road, Mount Albert Auckland 1025 AWMM
- Mount Albert Methodist Church, 831 New North Road, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025 AWMM
- Mount Albert Methodist Church, 831 New North Road, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025 AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- College Rifles Park, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland AWMM
Related objects
Related Serviceperson
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
http://www.cwgc.org
Sources Used - National Archives of Australia.
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=1953393
Further Reference - Ministry for Culture and Heritage. King's College Memorial Chapel
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/kings-college-memorial-chapel
Further Reference
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- References
- King's College, Auckland. (1918). King's College, Auckland : the Great War, 1914-18. Auckland, N.Z.: The College.
- Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.
Australian War Memorial - Auckland Weekly News
Obituary: Auckland Weekly News, 3 June 1915, p. 20 - AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018)
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
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