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BROSNAHAN, Thomas Joseph
(Service number 78227)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	09/01/1891	Place of Birth	Awaranui, Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	2 February 1917	Age	26 yrs
Address at Enlistment	Seadown, Temuka
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience	2nd S.C. Regt.
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs H. BROSNAHAN (mother), Seadown, Temuka
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 6 inches. Weight 146 lb. Chest 35-38 inches. Complexion dark. Eyes brown. Hair brown. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing, colour vision, heart & lungs all normal. Limbs & chest well formed. Full movement of joints. Had had illness. Free from hernia, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Not free from Varicocele. No vaccination mark. Good bodily & mental health. Slight defects but not likely to cause rejection. No fits. 'States chronic indigestion, 2 years ago.' Declared Fit A.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	39th Reinforcements A Company
Date	13 June 1918
Transport	Athenic
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Liverpool, England

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Military Awards

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Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
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Discharge

Date	16 December 1919	Reason	In consequence of being no longer physically fit for War Service, on account of illness contracted on Active Service.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

3 July 1919 admitted to Military Hospital Tidworth - gastric ulcer; discharged 15 August 1919. 21 August 1919 admitted to Walton-on-Thames - gastric ulcer. 16 September 1919 admitted to Military Hospital Devonport - sick.

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	7 July 1954	Age	63 yrs
Place of Death	Seadown (at his residence)
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 8 July 1954
Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 205, Plot 456
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Thomas Joseph BROSNAHAN was the second son of Jeremiah and Hannah BROSNAHAN.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [29 July 2013]; N Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5530 0018546) [30 March 2014]; TDC headstone image (Temuka Cemetery) [03 April 2014]; Timaru Herald, 8 July 1954 (Timaru District Library) [11 April 2014]

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