TANGNEY, William Patrick
(Service number 144790)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 21/03/1894 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 21 January 1915 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Morven, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J.H. Spencer (sister), Willowbridge, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli, France | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 January 1975 | Age | 81 |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | St Patrick's (Waimate) Memorial list (June 2015) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Jeremiah and Margaret (Maggie) Tangney (m 1883). William's other brothers who enlisted were: Walter Bernard (aka Walter George), Robert Edward, Patrick William, and Francis Patrick. Two step brothers, Tom and John Tagney, also enlisted but were reported as killed in action. Their parents are buried in Temuka Cemetery along with Jeremiah's first wife, Ellen, three daughters Cissie (Catherine), Gertrude and Lucy Anastasia, plus a son, Jeremiah. Other brothers who did not serve were: Joseph, Michael James, and two Jeremiah's. Note though that on 24 March 1887 the Timaru Herald reported Jeremiah (snr) was finedfor not registering births of his children, so not all his children's names are recorded.
William returned to New Zealand in April 1918 on the Glasgow. A Paperspast entry noted his return and commented on the family's commitment - having seven sons serving and two being killed in action. William married Margaret Hellen Brown in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database (May 2015); Archives New Zealand; New Zealand BDM Historical Records online; Timaru District Council Cemetery Database online at http://www.timaru.govt.nz/; Waimate Cemetery records; Commonwealth War Graves Commission website; Paperspast - Timaru Herald 21 May 1918
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum); Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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