McGUINNESS, Thomas Joseph
(Service number 41408)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 21/12/1892 | Place of Birth | Greymouth, New Zealand (or Redfern, Sudney, Australia) |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | (1) 4 October 1916; (2) 19 March 1920 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Royal Hotel, Featherston | ||
| Occupation | Motor Mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. One child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs T. J. McGUINNESS (wife), St Andrews, South Canterbury; C/o Geo Emery, St Andrews | ||
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 | 26th Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Front | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 May 1965 | Age | 74 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karoro Cemetery, Greymouth | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Thomas Joseph McGuinness, born on 1 December 1891 at Greymouth, was the son of Irish-born parents, Edward Michael and Catherine McGuinness. He married Alexandra Emery on 20 March 1916 at Wellington. Their daughter - Pearl Kathleen McGuinness was born on 20 January 1917 at Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 July 2016]; N Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5544 0073648) [31 July 2014]; Dominion, 6 January 1919 (Papers Past) [31 July 2016]
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