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McCARTHY, Timothy
(Service number 9/1322)

Aliases
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank

Birth

Date	8 October 1891	Place of Birth	Oamaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Glenavy
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
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	6th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Special Squadrons
Date	14 August 1915
Transport	Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Death

Date	10 June 1953	Age	61 yrs
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Services Section; Row 9; Plot 1322
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Son of Patrick McCARTHY & Minnie nee MORRISSEY, of Glenavy. Brother of Eugene Francis McCARTHY who was killed in action in 1917 in Belgium. Brothers Edward Thomas & John Patrick McCARTHY also served in WWI.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [01 November 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [01 November 2013]; Timaru Herald, 13 October 1919 (Papers Past) [01 November 2013].

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