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Patrick Dore

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of M. Dore, of Ballylinare, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The Rev. Father Patrick Dore died this morning. While he was attending wounded on Gallipoli, in August, 1915, a bullet struck him in the spine, causing partial paralysis, from the effects of which he never recovered. He was awarded the Military Cross for exceptional bravery and devotion to duty under fire.

SUN (CHRISTCHURCH), VOLUME V, ISSUE 1379, 15 JULY 1918, PAGE 9

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/655
Name:
Patrick Dore
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
P. Hennesay (friend), Shannon, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Foxton, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Chaplains' Department

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Wounds
Date of Death:
15 July 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Foxton Cemetery
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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