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HANIFIN, Jeremiah
(Service number 70939)

Aliases	Jerry
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	25/08/1897	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	12 October 1917	Age	20 yrs 2 mths
Address at Enlistment	Temuka
Occupation	Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Married. No children at enlistment date.
Next of Kin	Mrs J. HANIFIN (wife), Temuka
Religion	Roman Catholic
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 2 inches. Weight 126 lbs. Chest measurement 33-36 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes grey. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing good. Colour vision normal. Limbs and chest well formed. Full movement of joints. Heart and lungs normal. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Good bodily and mental health. No slight defects. No fits. No notification for consumption. No treatment in a sanatorium or mental institution. Never discharged from H. M. Service. Never absent from work through ill health or accident.

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	38th Reinforcements A Company
Date	5 June 1918
Transport	Remuera
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Liverpool, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	17 September 1919	Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Labourer

Death

Date	9 July 1966	Age	68 yrs
Place of Death	Timaru (of Temuka)
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 11 July 1966
Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 251, Plot 1024
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Jeremiah HANIFIN was a son of Michael and Bridget (nee CARR) HANIFIN. His brothers Con HANIFIN (68528) and Owen HANIFIN also served in WWI. Two younger brothers, Michael Joseph HANIFIN and John Joseph HANIFIN, served in WWII. Jerry was educated at st Joseph's Convent School, Temuka, where he received a prize while in the Infants class in 1908. Jerry married Ruby Margaret COTTERILL in 1917. They had two sons (Kevin and Cecil) and two daughters (Leila and Remona). His funeral service was held at St Joseph's Church, Temuka, after which he was interred in the Temuka Cemetery where the Temuka RSA members attended. Jeremiah was one of 45 returned soldiers who were presented with gold medals at a most memorable gathering organised by the Waitohi Flat Presentation and Memorial Committee and held in the Waitohi schoolroom in November 1919. a enjoyable concert was provided before the returned soldiers, assembled in the front seats, were thanked and welcomed home. All involved were thanked for their kindness and mementoes of the war and the ladies of Waitohi were thanked for the much-valued parcels sent to the front.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [24 January 2014]; Headstone image & burial record Temuka Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [24 July 2014]; Timaru Herald, 11 July 1966 (Timaru District Library) [25 July 2014]; NZ BDM Indexes (DIA historical records) [24 July 2014]; Timaru Herald, 23 December 1908, 10 November 1919 (Papers Past) [25 July 2014]

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