BROSNAHAN, Timothy John (John)
(Service number 6/3639)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 24 May 1890 | Place of Birth | Kerrytown, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 19 October 1915 | Age | 25 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Kerrytown, Levels, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | H. BROSNAHAN (father), 21 Spencer Street, Addington, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 9th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | Yes | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 July 1916 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action, in the Field | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; St Joseph's Church, Temuka; Pleasant Point War Memorial; Temuka War Memorial? | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Hugh & Julia (nee SCANNELL) BROSNAHAN, Oxford. Brothers Louis & Patrick Joseph also served in WWI
Sources
Cenotaph Database [29 July 2013]; N Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5530 0018548) [29 July 2013]; CWGC [29 July 2013]; Temuka through the years: an informal history (Temuka History Book Committee, 2009)
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