MANNIX, Thomas William
(Service number 43997)
| Aliases |
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| First Rank |
Private |
Last Rank |
Private |
Birth
| Date |
04/08/1893 |
Place of Birth |
County Kerry, Ireland |
Enlistment Information
| Date |
26 October 1916 |
Age |
23 years 2 months |
| Address at Enlistment |
Pareora, near Timaru |
| Occupation |
Farm hand |
| Previous Military Experience |
Rifle Club St Andrews |
| Marital Status |
Single |
| Next of Kin |
William MANNIX (father), Lixnaw, Aghabeg, County Kerry, Ireland; Mrs McAULIFFE (aunt), Salisbury, Timaru |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic |
| Medical Information |
Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 150 lbs. Chest measurement 33-36½ inches. Complexion dark. Eyes grey. Hair dark brown. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing good. Colour vision correct. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease, Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects. No fits. No absence from work through sickness or accident. |
Military Service
| Served with |
NZ Armed Forces |
Served in |
Army |
| Military District |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship |
23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Date |
2 April 1917 |
| Transport |
Corinthic |
| Embarked From |
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Destination |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Other Units Served With |
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| Last Unit Served With |
Canterbury Regiment |
Military Awards
| Campaigns |
Western European |
| Service Medals |
British War Medal; Victory Medal |
| Military Awards |
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Death
| Date |
23 November 1972 |
Age |
79 years |
| Place of Death |
Sacred Heart Home, Dunedin |
| Cause |
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| Notices |
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| Memorial or Cemetery |
Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin |
| Memorial Reference |
Block 159, Plot 4 |
| New Zealand Memorials |
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Biographical Notes
Timothy William Mannix was born on 4 August 1893 at Lixnaw, aghabeg, County Kerry, the son of William and Johanna (née McAuliffe) Mannix. Timothy was at home with his family in 1901 at Ballincrossig, County Kerry, his grandfather Timothy Mcauliffe living with the family. Timothy was still at home in 1911, by then a farm labourer. His mother had died in the intervening ten years. When he enlisted in 1917, he had been in New Zealand for four years.The 24th Reinforcements – T. W. Mannix included - left Timaru for Trentham by the second express on 5 January 1917. They were entertained by the ladies of the Patriotic War Relief Society in Miss Read’s Stafford Tea Rooms. The 2nd (S.C.) Regimental Band was in attendance and Senior Cadets formed a cordon at the Strathallan Street crossing. In 1921 at Lyttelton he married Iris Elsie Meyrick. Iris died on 15 November 1945 at Dunedin, leaving two sons, Kevin and Douglas (who was overseas), and a daughter, Teresa. Timothy Mannix was probably a cousin of Timothy Joseph McAuliffe who also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 August 2019]; Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, records [15 August 2019]; Timaru Herald, 10 October 1916, 5 January 1917, Evening Post, 27 February 1918, The Colonist, 27 February 1918, New Zealand Times, 11 June 1918, Lyttelton Times, 10 April 1919, Sun, 9 October 1920, Press, 8 November 1922, 5 August 1929, 14 November 1945, Otago Daily Times, 22 November 1933, 17 August 1937, 23 September 1937, 14 * 15 November 1945, Cromwell Argus, 27 September 1937, Evening Star, 14 & 23 November 1945 (Papers Past) [07 January 2014; 18 August 2019]; 1901 & 1911 census returns (per ancestry.com.au) [18 August 2019]
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