Search results Next record Previous record English Māori John Tighe Born 1 August 1898 - Died 1 November 1951 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 13483 AWMM WWII NX70170 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM WW2 Major/Military AWMM Second Australian Imperial Force AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 17 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn AWMM SurnameTighe AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 13483 AWMM WWII NX70170 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1 August 1898 Family source Canningtown, England Family source Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Opotiki AWMM WW2 Coogee, New South Wales, Australia AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 F. Tighe (father), 5B Paget Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 13483 AWMM WWII NX70170 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM WW2 4 April 1940 AWMM Paddington, Sydney AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 27 May 1916-27 July 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 55 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Private AWMM 13th Reinforcements, J Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM WW2 4 July 1946 AWMM 2/1 Field Regiment AWMM Major/Military AWMM Second Australian Imperial Force AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Moved to Australia about 1924 and became a regular in the Australian army. Then fought in the Second World War for them, obtaining the rank of Major. Died in November1951 of cancer. The family was told this was induced by a shrapnel injury from the First World War.Married Gladys Mona Jean Hughes 1926 in Sydney, one child Shirley Denise Tighe, born 20 December1929. She married a kiwi (Raymond Thomas Schofield in 1950) and lived in New Zealand until her death in Christchurch 14 March 2014. Family source. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › DeathNov 1951 Family source Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Tighe by laying a poppy. Timunnag Tigau Fidelis Tighe John Tighe Patrick John Tighe Charles Tihema Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Tighe Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Crusader : official organ of Thirteenth Reinforcements aboard H.M.N.Z.T. No.55 Library / Pictorial › publication London D526.2 CRU Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22024574 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 33: 17 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record