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McCARTHY, John Patrick
(Service number 70945)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	08/09/1889	Place of Birth	Glenavy

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Farm hand
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	P. McCARTHY (father), Glenavy, South Canterbury
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	36th Reinforcements D Company
Date	2 May 1918
Transport	Balmoral Castle
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
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Discharge

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Death

Date	1 October 1967	Age	78 yrs
Place of Death	Oamaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 2 October 1967
Memorial or Cemetery	Oamaru
Memorial Reference	Block 169, Plots 59, 60
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Son of Patrick McCARTHY & Minnie nee MORRISSEY, of Glenavy. Brother of Eugene Francis McCARTHY killed in action 1917. Brothers Edward Thomas & Timothy also served in WWI. John married Catherine and they left a family of thirteen - three sons and ten daughters.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [01 November 2013]; Timaru Herald, 2 October 1967 (Timaru District Library) [2014]; Oamaru Cemetery burial record (Waitaki District Council) [23 August 2014]

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