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Cornelius Horgan

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cornelius AWMM
  • Surname
    Horgan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/3045 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    17th July 1891 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 May 2024 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Ireland Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 May 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Batt and Ellen Horgan, of Gurrane, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 May 2024 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/cornelius-horgan
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Seadown, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss Addie Jubb (friend), Kensington, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 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 6/3045 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 Canterbury, New Zealand 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Cornelius Horgan was the son of Batt and Ellen Horgan, of Gurrane, Co. Kerry, Ireland. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    26 July 1917 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Pont-D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord, France AWMM I. C. 3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Miss A. Jubb has received word that Private Cornelius Horgan was killed in action, July 26th. Private Horgan left Timaru with the 7th Reinforcements. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 May 2024 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    TIMARU HERALD, VOLUME CVI, ISSUE 16308, 9 AUGUST 1917, PAGE 7
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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29 May 2024Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher

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