FAHEY, John Francis
(Service number 58092)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | 21/11/1890 | Place of Birth | Milton, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 24 August 1917 | Age | 26 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Mail contractor and Livery stable keeper | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Marital Status | Single (1 child) | ||
| Next of Kin | J. Fahey (Father), Police-Station, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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 | 40th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 7 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Field Artillery (Reserve) | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 May 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | At sea en route to England | ||
| Cause | Died of disease (Epidemic Influenza), buried at sea | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Before enlistment John fathered an illegitimate child (christian name not known, but surnamed Hosie), born 24 December 1913 at Christchurch. The child was in "The Government Home at Timaru, New Zealand".
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database [9/9/2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. 234 05501 9781655 977) [11/11/2013];
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