TONEYCLIFFE, John Morrison
(Service number 3/2587)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 23/03/1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Buchanan Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Linesman | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary TONEYCLIFFE (mother), Buchanan Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 19th Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | 1st New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 March 1955 | Age | 66 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Morrison Toneycliffe was the first-born of Hubert and Mary Ann (née Morrison) Toneycliffe. He was educated at Timaru South School, leaving at the age of 13½ for office work. In 1919 John married Evelyn Warden, who predeceased him. The Methodist Church of Timaru placed a handsome window in the Bank Street Church as a memorial for the war victims of the congregations. Apart from the names of the fallen appearing on the window, the names of all who served were inscribed in a book which was to be preserved in the Church. Included in the names was that of John Morrison Toneycliffe.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2020]; School Admission record [27 March 2020]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [28 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 5 July 1922 (Papers Past) [24 March 2020]
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