TWOMEY, Jeremiah
(Service number 40729)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 09/10/1890 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Barman | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs T. TWOMEY (mother), Highbank, 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 | Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 14 March 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, 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 April 1959 | Age | 67 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Jeremiah TWOMEY was born in Timaru, the son of Irish-born Timothy and Nora Annie (Annie, nee DILLON) TWOMEY. He attended Albury and Temuka schools. His brother Thomas TWOMEY also served in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [21 January 2015]; School Admission Records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 January 2015]; Probate Record (Archives New Zealand & FamilySearch) [21 January 2015]; NZ Electoral Rolls (ancestry.com.au) [21 January 2015]; Waimate headstones & burial records transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG & ancestry.com.au) [21 January 2015]
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