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McSWEENEY, Denis FrancisĀ 
(Service number 55174)

Aliases
First Rank Rifleman Last Rank

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Ploughman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Morgan McSWEENEY (father), Adair, via Timaru
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Reinforcements J Company
Date 26 July 1917
Transport Ulimaroa
Embarked From Wellington Destination Plymouth, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
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

Farm worker

Death

Date 30 June 1970 Age 84 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference Block 45, Block 124
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Denis Francis McSWEENEY was the eldest son of Morgan and Ellen (nee KEANE) McSWEENEY. He attended Adair School. His brothers John Joseph and Thomas Michael McSWEENEY also served in WWI.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [27 November 2014]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, NZSG

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TS

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