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O'MEEGHAN, Michael
(Service number 76177)

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Birth

Date 05/04/1896 Place of Birth Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Le Cren's Terrace, Timaru
Occupation Student
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Mr M. O'MEEGHAN (father), Le Cren's Terrace, Timaru
Religion Roman Catholic
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Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

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Discharge

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Post-war Occupations

Civil servant

Death

Date 24 February 1963 Age 67 years
Place of Death Chrsistchurch
Cause
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Memorial or Cemetery Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference Block 9, Plot 37
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Michael O'MEEGHAN was the son of Michael O'Meeghan, of Inneskeen, Ireland, and Ellen né e Buckley. Michael O'Meeghan was a cousin of Gordon O'Meeghan. Prior to enlisting Michael was listed on the Reserve Roll, a student at Holy Cross college, Mosgiel.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [03 October 2017]

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