O'BOYLE, James
(Service number 7/2111)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | N. O'Boyle (father), Tycho Flat, Timaru, 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 | 9th Reinforcements Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Maunganui | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
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| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 14 January 1941 | Age | 52 |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Tycho War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Cenotaph (11 November 2014); Timaru Herald 7 & 21 January 1918
External Links
Related Documents
- Timaru Herald 7 Jan 1918 - Welcomed home (pdf, 274.3 KB updated 12-Nov-2014)
- Timaru Herald 21 Jan 1918 - Welcome home at Tycho (pdf, 223.9 KB updated 12-Nov-2014)
- Timaru Herald 19 Oct 1915 Troopers from Tycho (pdf, 683.5 KB updated 13-Nov-2014)
Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
Currently Assigned to
Not assigned.
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