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Cenotaph record

Māori

Francis Geaney

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis AWMM
  • Surname
    Geaney AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Frank AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 66756 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 May 1900 AWMM Temuka, South Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 94 Church Street, Timaru AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Public Servant/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs S. Geaney (mother), 94 Church Street, Timaru AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 66756 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 27 August 1918 AWMM Clerk AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Francis Geaney was the son of Daniel and Sarah (née Cronin) Geaney. his father coming from Cork, Ireland, and his mother born in New Zealand. Biography provided by the Timaru Museum SCRoll project. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 January 1971 AWMM
    Timaru, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Timaru Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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