DUNNE, Michael John
(Service number 19/68)
| First Rank | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 10 October 1883 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Gleniti, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James DUNNE (father), Gleniti, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Samoan Relief Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Infantry | ||
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| Transport | Tahune | ||
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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 1970 | Age | 86 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Mangaroa Cemetery, Hastings | ||
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Biographical Notes
Michael John Dunne (born Dunn) was the son of James and Susannah Dunne (Dunn), of Timaru. Susannah died in 1893. L-Sgt. M. J. Dunne returned to Timaru with Draft 187 which brought a large number of soldiers home in early October 1918. Michael married Catherine Hertnon in 1920. Catherine died in 1954. Sometime after Michael married Mary Ellen. In the mid 1960s they moved to Hastings.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [[09 July 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (department of Internal Affairs); Cemetery records; Evening Post, 30 September 1918 (Papers Past) [16 August 2016]
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