TWOMEY, Francis Hugh
(Service number 24942)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Next of Kin | J.M. Twomey (father), Temuka, 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 | 14th Reinforcements New Zealand Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 10 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waihora | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 November 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Palestine | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Francis Twomey was the son of Jeremiah M. and Mary T. Twomey, of Temuka, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC.
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