HEFFERNAN, James
(Service number 1558)
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Birth
| Date | 29/09/1869 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Waitawa, Kerrytown | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary HEFFERNAN, Waitawa, Kerrytown | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 May 1928 | Age | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Heffernan was the eldest son of Denis and Mary Heffernan. He attended Pleasant Point School. It appears that he responded to a call-up in 1916. He had been examined in 1915 and rejected as medically unfit (eyesight). he was, moreover, over 46 years old.
Sources
NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [24 September 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [25 August 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [24 September 2018]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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