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Francis James Meehan

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis James AWMM
  • Surname
    Meehan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/981 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    30 September 1888 Public - Allan - Researcher - 27 August 2023 - Archives NZ WW 1 Army Records 12/981
  • Place of birth
    Feilding Public - Allan - Researcher - 27 August 2023 - Archives NZ WW 1 Army Records 12/981
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 48 Nelson Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    T. Meehan (father), Queen Street, Feilding, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/981 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Francis Meehan was the son of Thomas and Annie Meehan, of Feilding, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 May 1915 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM E. 82. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Memorial on the tombstone of John Meehan in the Feilding Cemetery Public - Allan - Researcher - 15 April 2019 - Taken from tombstone and from the Feilding Cemetery records
  • Memorial reference
    Block 1 Row 134 Plot 60 Public - Allan - Researcher - 15 April 2019 - Taken from tombstone and from the Feilding Cemetery records

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
27 August 2023AllanFeildingResearcher

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