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BROSNAHAN, Timothy Joseph
(Service number 7/2237)

Pleasant Point War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.18 #01)

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names A-G, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #02)

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank	Gunner

Birth

Date	3 July 1893	Place of Birth	Kerrytown

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Kerrytown near Timaru
Occupation	Farm labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Mary BROSNAHAN (mother), Kerrytown, Canterbury
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	10th Reinforcements Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron
Date	4 March 1916
Transport	Willochra or Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	New Zealand Field Artillery

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	Yes
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	2 September 1918	Age	29 yrs
Place of Death	Havrincourt, France
Cause	Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France
Memorial Reference	IV. R. 9
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; St Joseph's Church, Temuka; Pleasant Point War Memorial; Temuka War Memorial?

Biographical Notes

Son of Hugh & Mary (nee SULLIVAN) BROSNAHAN, Kerrytown, South Canterbury

Sources

Cenotaph Database [29 July 2013]; N Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5530 0018550) [29 jJuly 2013]; CWGC [29 July 2013]

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