TWOMEY, John Thomas
(Service number 1/263)
| First Rank | (1) Private; (2) Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 28 June 1893 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | (1) 31 Macdonald Crescent, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | (2) Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | (1) Single | ||
| Next of Kin | (1) T. TWOMEY, Methven Hotel, Methven; (2) T. TWOMEY (father), Methven | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) Samoan Advance Party; (2) New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) 5th (Wellington) Regiment; (2) 6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | (1) 15 August 1914; (2) 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | (1) Moeraki or Monowai; (2) Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | (1) Wellington; (2) Wellington | Destination | (1) Apia, Samoa; (2) Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Australasian; Weatern European | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 July 1969 | Age | 76 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Thomas TWOMEY, known as Thomas, was the son of Irish parents, Timothy and Nora Annie (Annie, nee DILLON) TWOMEY. His brother Jeremiah also served in WWI. Thomas was among the first to respond to the call, leaving on 15 August 1914 with the Samoan Advance Party. He served in amoa for three months in 1914. Thomas gave a total of 3 years and 159 days of service, all but about 5 months overseas. He returned to New Zealand by the "Kia Ora" in June 1919. he did have a few indiscretions - in June 1915 he overstayed his leave, for which he lost three days pay and was confined to barracks for two days; . . . . [cont.]; and in April 1917 he was deprived of two days pay for parading with a dirty rifel and for parading unshaven.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [21 January 2015]; Waimate headstones & burial records transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG & ancestry.com.au) [21 January 2015]
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