HANIFIN, Cornelius
(Service number 32335)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 5 March 1890 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | 26 years 4 mths | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs J. HANIFAN (mother), Fairlie, S. Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 July 1964 | Age | 74 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
This Cornelius HANIFIN was a son of Cornelius and Julia (nee LUCY) HANIFIN. He attended Seadown School. His twin brother Patrick HANIFIN also served in WWI, and another brother Michael HANIFIN, enlisted. Shortly before embarking for the Front and while on final leave, Cornelius had the honour of being groomsman at his sister Mary's marriage to Michael Gallen, in Fairlie on 16 October 1916. After a period of training at Featherston and Trentham, Patrick, his twin Cornelius, and two other men were to be farewelled at a patriotic send-off in the Fairlie Public Hall in October 1916. He was probably a cousin of the other Cornelius (Con) HANIFIN who served. The next-of-kin of Cornelius at his death was his sister Annie. Cornelius's funeral service was held at St Joseph's Church, Temuka. Temuka RSA members assembled at the Temuka Cemetery. Cornelius returned to New Zealand as a nurse in a draft of invalided soldiers, arriving at Lyttelton on 6 January 1918. In January 1918 he was among half a dozen returned men at one of the brightest socials held since the war began in the Fairlie Public Hall. Occupying seats on the stage, they were addressed and accorded a very hearty welcome home, and thanked for their part in the great war, with special note made of the hardships, sacrifices and sufferings they had endured. Cornelius and two fellow returned servicemen were also welcomed home by friends at a gathering at Mr J. B. O'Connor's residence, "Mona Villa", Fairlie, in early February 1918, when there were speeches, good wishes for the future, musical items and the singing of the National Anthem.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [24 July 2014]; Headstone image & burial record Temuka Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [24 July 2014]; Timaru Herald, 16 & 17 July 1964 (Timaru District Library) [25 July 2014]; NZ BDM Indexes (DIA historical records) [24 July 2014]; Timaru Herald, 12 October 1916, 28 October 1916, 7 Janaury 1918, 22 January 1918, 6 February 1918 (Papers Past) [24 & 25 July 2014; 01 September 2014]
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