BROSNAHAN, Daniel Joseph
(Service number 16271)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Lance-corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 21/08/1893 | Place of Birth | Levels |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | 23 yrs 6 mths | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Levels | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 8th (S. C.) Mounted Rifles | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Hugh BROSNAHAN (father), Levels, via Timaru | ||
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 | 16th Reinforcements NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 10 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki. Moeraki then transhipped to "Mooltan" at Sydney for Suez | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 May 1973 | Age | 81 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of John Hugh & Mary (nee FOLEY) BROSNAHAN, Levels. Returned home in October 1918, invalided. Next of kin at death - Mrs E. A. BROSNAHAN, 25 Theodosia Street, Timaru. Married Elizabeth Agnes MELLOR in 1923. Elizabeth survived her husband, along with three daughters and three sons.Members of the South Canterbury RSA assembled at his funeral to pay their respects.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [29 July 2013; N Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5530 0018531) [27 August 2013]; TDC Headstone image Timaru Cemetery [28 August 2013]; Timaru Herald, 4 October 1918 (Papers Past) [08 March 2014]; Timaru Herald, 21 May 1973 (Timaru District Library) [11/04/2014]
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