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Ernest Maginnity

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  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • Midland Mounted Rifles (S.S), Brabant's Horse. Volunteered while a customs agent in South Africa Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - Soldiers of The Queen index : http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/sotq/sotq_abw.cgi
  • Last rank
    South Africa Captain/Military Melbourne Age
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Maginnity AWMM
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
    Melbourne Age
  • Date of birth
    1872 (64 years on death) Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - New Zealand Births, Deaths, Marriages
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    NZ BDM shows Ernest Edward, parents John and Eliza Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - New Zealand Births, Deaths, Marriages
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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    • Army AWMM
    • Midland Mounted Rifles (S.S), Brabant's Horse. Volunteered while a customs agent in South Africa Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - Soldiers of The Queen index : http://members.pcug.org.au/~croe/sotq/sotq_abw.cgi
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Biographical information

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    • Mr. Ernest Maglnnity, who died at sea on board the Mlrrabooka en route
      from South Africa lo Australia, was in his sixtieth year. A member of a well-
      known New Zealand family, tho late Mr, Maglnnity, who was a native of Wellington, served with the New Zealand forces in the Boer war nad rose lo the rank of captain. A brother, the late Mr. John Maglnnlly, junior, lived for
      many years in San Francisco, U.S.A., ehere lie was well known in the com
      mercial and insurance world. Miss Ethel Morrison, the actress, at present play
      ing in Night Must Fall, at the Comedy Theatre, is a sister Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - The Age (Melbourne) 26 February, 1926 : http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205239084
    • Also report on the death of his mother, 1911 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19110509.2.35 Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - Press, New Zealand, 9 May, 1911 : http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=CHP19110509.2.35
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    February, 1936 Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - The Age (Melbourne) 26 February, 1936 : http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205239084
  • Age at death
    60 Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - The Age (Melbourne) 26 February, 1936 : http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205239084
  • Place of death
    At sea, en route from South Africa lo Australia, Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - The Age (Melbourne) 26 February, 1936 : http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205239084
  • Cause of death
    Natural causes Public - Brian - Researcher - 24 June 2016 - The Age (Melbourne) 26 February, 1936 : http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205239084
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  • I am researching the Thorndon Rifle Volunteers established by John Maginnity, Ernest's father, in 1886. I have been unable to find a photograph of John so I am interested in hearing from anybody who may have one.
    Public - Brett - Researcher - 4 September 2019
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04 September 2019BrettWellingtonResearcher
24 June 2016BrianMelbourne, AustraliaResearcher

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