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John Joseph Kelliher

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Gravestone, Karori Cemetery (photo Paul F. Baker) - No known copyright restrictions

Gravestone, Karori Cemetery (photo Paul F. Baker) - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Kelliher AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 75343 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 June 1884 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Kelliher (mother), 2 Martin Street, Wellington, New Zealand 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 75343 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 Driver/Military 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Joseph Kelliher drowned during a flash flood at Kopuawhara Valley whilst working on the Wairoa-Gisborne Railway. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 February 1938 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Area 11, Block B, Row 03, Plot 07 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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