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HORGAN, Thomas Martin
(Service number 7/523)

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 G-M, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum )

Opihi College Roll of Honour — Made by Opihi College teacher David Ellena, 2015 (Courtesy of Kate Manson, Opihi College )

MIlford Hall War Memorial Gates in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.11)

St Josephs Parish memorial, Temuka — (Courtesy of L Naughton )

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank	Trooper

Birth

Date	15 March 1891	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Temuka, Canterbury
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Mary HORGAN (mother), Temuka, Canterbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	Main Body
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Date	16 October 1914
Transport	Tahiti or Athenic
Embarked From	Lyttelton, Canterbury	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Canterbury Mounted Rifles

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

Contracted rheumatic fever on the peninsula.

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	18 November 1915	Age	24 yrs
Place of Death	Alexandria
Cause	Died of disease - pneumonia
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Memorial Reference	A. 25.
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Milford War Memorial; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial; St Joseph's Church, Temuka

Biographical Notes

Sixth son of Cornelius & Mary HORGAN. Well-known South Canterbury footballer; member of Temuka Club and, along with four brothers, was a South Canterbury representative. Younger brother Pte J. HORGAN returned home invalided in 1915.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [08 October 2013]; CWGC [09 October 2013]; Timaru Herald, 26 November 1915 (Papers Past) [01 December 2013].

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