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Bernard McGeehan

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Portrait, Bernard McGeehan in uniform, studio portrait, holding rifle, capGroup of 8 Mounted Rifles, at Mudros 1915. Bernard McGeehan is 4th from right. 7 men mounted on horses, some smoking, sleeves rolled, 1 soldier standing - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Bernard McGeehan in uniform, studio portrait, holding rifle, capGroup of 8 Mounted Rifles, …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bernard AWMM
  • Surname
    McGeehan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 7/1181 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 June 1884 AWMM Coromandel, Coromandel District AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of H. E. Bullen, Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Margaret McGeehan (mother), Paeroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Plasterer/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Sergeant McGeehan embarked for a second time with the 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, on 17 April 1915, arriving at Suez, Egypt, on 25 May 1915. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 October 1954 AWMM
    Age 70 AWMM
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Memorials

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