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McATEER, Michael Raymond
(Service number 63474)

Aliases	also known as Charles Joseph McATEER - name of brother. See Charles Joseph McATEER.
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	16 February 1895 - actually 17 April 1897; 15 April 1897	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	06/04/1916; 10 October 1917	Age	19 years 1 month; 20 years 6 months
Address at Enlistment	Temuka
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience	8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles (still serving); 15th Reinforcement NZR - medically unfit
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Margaret McATEER (mother), Waitohi, Temuka
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 8 inches. Weight 164 lbs. Chest measurement 36½-38½ inches. Complexion fair. Eyes hazel. Hair brown. Illness - appendicitis operation. Vaccinated (L). Scars of Op for appendicitis with drainage - weak & painful - was discharged fom Camp 7.6.16.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	30th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Date	13 October 1917
Transport	Corinthic
Embarked From		Destination	Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	28 October 1918	Reason	No longer physically fit for War Service (Epileptic fits frequent).

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	29 October 1967	Age
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 30 October 1967
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 148, Plot 1211
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Michael Raymond McATEER was the son of Michael and Margaret (née Power) McAteer, as was Charles Joseph McAteer who seems in fact to be the subject of this enlistment. See page 11 of Personnel File - McAteer Michael Raymond, 63474. 30th Reinforcements D Company - 'The above named Detail is identical with "McAteer C. J." Ex G Coy 15th Reinft Discharged from Camp awaiting Stat Declaration.' Raymond had been rejected as medically unfit for the military forces.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 August 2016]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5544 0071255) [04 August 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [02 August 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [03 August 2016]; NZ Electoral Rolls (ancestry.com.au) [04 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 30 October 1967 (Timaru District Library) [04 August 2016]; Press, 6 September 1935 (Papers Past) [04 August 2016]

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