KELLEHER, Joseph William
(Service number 8/241)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 27/04/1891 | Place of Birth | Riversdale |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairfield Street, Gore | ||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Annie KELLEHER (mother), Fairfield Street, Gore | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers, Dunedin | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 January 1965 | Age | 73 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Joseph William Kelleher was the son of Thomas and Annie Kelleher, of Gore. Prior to the war Joseph had been employed by C. Hodges and Co., in Waimate, as a plumber and had been a member of the Waimate Fire Brigade. In 1924, he married Mary Lee, who died in 1936.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2020]; Ashburton Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Ashburton District Council) [22 March 2020]; NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [22 March 2020]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 7 June 1915 (Papers Past) [16 March 2020]
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