TWOMEY, Ernest Matthew
(Service number 3/2443)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 04/02/1885 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Motor mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. N. TWOMEY (mother), Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcemnets J Company | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Army Service Corps | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 July 1963 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Old Levin Cemetery, Tiro Tiro Road, Levin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Ernest Matthew TWOMEY was the son of Jeremiah Matthew and Teresa Mary (nee HUGHES) TWOMEY, of Temuka. His father was a Member of the Legislative Council. His brother Francis Hugh TWOMEY was killed in action in 1917 in the Palestine. Another brother, Brian Leo TWOMEY also served in WWI. Matthew received his education at the Temuka Catholic School and his senior education at the Temuka School and, on leaving school, he was employed in the Temuka Leader office. Matthew was resident at the War Veterans Home in Levin when he died.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [20 January 2015]; Old Levin Tiro Tiro Road Cemetery Records & headstone image (Horowhenua District Council) [21 January 2015], Old Levin Tiro Tiro Road Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch Cemetery fiches & ancestry.com.au) [21 January 2015]; School Admission Records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 January 2015]
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