CADAN, John James
| Service Number: | NX2915 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Divisional Supply Column (AASC) |
| Born: | Jamestown, SA, 14 February 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Sisters of St Joseph School Clare, Rostrevor College |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Greece, 20 April 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece Plot 2, Row B, Grave 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clare and District WW2 Roll of Honour, Rostrevor College WW2 Memorial Plaques |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Oct 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, NX2915, 6th Divisional Supply Column (AASC) | |
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| 23 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Paddington, NSW | |
| 23 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, NX2915 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Patrick Joseph and Florence Margaret Cadan, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
JOHN J. CADAN DIES OF
WOUNDS.
BORN AT JAMESTOWN IN 1918.
Sincere regret was expressed by many residents of Clare on Wednesday, when it was learned that John James ('Digger') Cadan, had died of wounds received on active service abroad. He was the only son of Mr. Patrick J. and Mrs. Florence M. Cadan, of Tatler's Hotel, Sydney. His three sisters are named Chreena, Betty and Gwen.
John was born at Jamestown in 1918, and had reached the age of only 23 years, and was the third of a family of four children. Mr. and Mrs. Cadan formerly owned the Clare Hotel, in Main Street, and their children grew from childhood to manhood and woman hood during the time they lived here. John received his early education at the Sisters of St. Joseph's School, Clare, and later entered Christian Brothers College, at Rostrevor, Magill.
On Wednesday afternoon the Mayor of Clare (Mr. C. Pink) on behalf of Councillors of the Corporation and townspeople generally, despatched a telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Cadan, expressing the deepest sympathy with them in their sad loss.