HENNESSY, Cornelius
(Service number 6/3347)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | abt 1886 | Place of Birth | Washdyke |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Smithfield, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | D Hennessey (father) Washdyke, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 35 or 36; Willochra or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Entrenching Battalion | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 December 1919 | Age | 33 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru Hospital | ||
| Cause | Result of war injuries | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery, Timaru | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Denis and Mary Hennessy (nee Cremin/Crimmins)
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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