MAHONY, John Maurice
(Service number 7/87)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 10/07/1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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Death
| Date | 29 October 1926 | Age | 30 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru Hospital, Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Maurice Mahony was the younger son of Joseph and Kathleen Maud (née Doyle) Mahony. He was born on 10 July 1896 at Timaru and baptised Catholic on 2 August 1896 at Timaru. He was educated at Sacred Heart and Marist Brothers schools in Timaru and at Timaru South School. John was a cousin of Gordon Richard and Joseph Mahoney who also served.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 July 2018]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [26 July 2018];Timaru Herald, 30 October 1926 (Timaru District Library) [27 July 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [26 July 2018]
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