GEEHAN, Patrick
(Service number 51158)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Teamster | ||
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| Next of Kin | Batt Geehan (father), Kallorglan, Co Kerry, Ireland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements F Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 July 1918 | Age | 35 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery, Foncquevillers, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall; Mackenzie War Memorial, Fairlie, 2016 additions | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Bartholomew & Johanna Geehan, Meanus, Killorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland
Sources
Cenotaph Feb 2014
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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