McCARTHY, Timothy
(Service number 9/1322)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 08/10/1891 | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Glenavy | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | P. McCARTHY (father), Glenavy, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Special Squadrons | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 June 1953 | Age | 61 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Patrick McCARTHY & Minnie nee MORRISSEY, of Glenavy. Brother of Eugene Francis McCARTHY who was killed in action in 1917 in Belgium. Brothers Edward Thomas & John Patrick McCARTHY also served in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [01 November 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [01 November 2013]; Timaru Herald, 13 October 1919 (Papers Past) [01 November 2013].
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