TANGNEY, Francis Patrick
(Service number 34747)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 02/03/1896 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 August 1916 | Age | 20 |
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| Occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. Tangney (brother), Morven, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
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 | 20th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Port Lyttelton | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | France | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 January 1959 | Age | 63 |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | St Patrick's (Waimate) Memorial list (June 2015) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Jeremiah and Margaret (Maggie) Tangney (m.1883). Francis' other brothers who enlisted were: Walter Bernard (aka Walter George), Robert Edward, Patrick William, and William Patrick. Two step brothers, Tom and John Tangney, also enlisted but were reported as killed in action. Their parents buried in Temuka Cemetery along with Jeremiah's first wife, Ellen, three daughters Cissie (Catherine), Gertrude and Lucy Anastasia, plus a son, Jeremiah. Other brothers who did not serve were: Joseph, Michael James and two Jeremiah's. Note though that on 24 March 1887 the Timaru Herald reported Jeremiah (snr) was fined for not registering births of his children, so not all his children's names are recorded.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database (May 2015); Archives New Zealand; New Zealand BDM Historical Records online; Timaru District Council Cemetery Database online at http://www.timaru.govt.nz/; Waimate Cemetery records; Commonwealth War Graves Commission website; Paperspast - Timaru Herald 21 May 1918
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum); Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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