McAULIFFE, Daniel
(Service number 6/3793)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. McAULIFFE (wife), 433 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch | ||
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 | 9th Reinforcements Canterbury infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 July 1956 | Age | 78 years |
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| Place of Death | Oamaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Daniel McAULIFFE, known as Dan, was the son of Cornelius and Mary (née AHERN) McAULIFFE, who had emigrated from Castleisland, County Kerry in 1874 and taken up residence at Temuka, South Canterbury. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [20 June 2016]; Timaru Herald, 23 July 1956 (Timaru District Library) [15 & 20 June 2016]; Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, burial record (Christchurch City Council) [20 June 2016]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [20 June 2016]; Temuka Leader, 19 December 1889, 22 March 1892, Timaru Herald, 14 May 1902, Sun, 30 September 1916, Wanganui Herald, 22 June 1917, 29 September 1917, Star, 23 February 1920 (Papers Past) [20 June 2016]
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