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MAHONY, John Maurice
(Service number 7/87)

Aliases Also John Morris MAHONY; also MAHONEY
First Rank Last Rank Trooper

Birth

Date 10 July 1896 Place of Birth Timaru

Enlistment Information

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Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

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Last Unit Served With Canterbury Mounted Rifles

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Discharge

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Death

Date 29 October 1926 Age 30 years
Place of Death Timaru Hospital, Timaru
Cause
Notices Timaru Herald, 30 October 1926
Memorial or Cemetery Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference General Section, Row 24, Plot 235
New Zealand Memorials

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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