McCARTHY, Edward Thomas
(Service number 23/221)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 22 March 1894 | Place of Birth | Glenavy |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of C. Ensor, Hakataramea | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | P. McCARTHY (father), Glenavy, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | A Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 September 1956 | Age | 62 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Patrick McCARTHY & Minnie nee MORRISSEY, of Glenavy. Married May BRESLIN in 1920. Brother of Eugene Francis McCARTHY who was killed in action in 1917 in Belgium. Brothers John Patrick & Timothy McCARTHY also served in WWI. Returned from the Front in October 1917.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [01 November 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [01 November 2013]; Timaru Herald, 16 October 1917 (Papers Past) [01 November 2013].
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