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Dennis O'Shea

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 20 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 20 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Dennis AWMM
  • Surname
    O'Shea AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13220 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 September 1897 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    26th September 1897 Public - Gillian Cox - Direct descendant - 9 July 2020 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Washdyke, Timaru, New Zealand Public - Gillian Cox - Direct descendant - 9 July 2020 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Te Mapara, Piopio, King Country, New Zealand Public - Gillian Cox - Direct descendant - 9 July 2020 - Family papers
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer in Te Mapara, Piopio. Dinnie was gassed twice on the Western Front and never kept good healt Public - Gillian Cox - Direct descendant - 9 July 2020 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Miss M. O'Shea (sister), Wainihinihi, Kumara, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mary O'Shea his sister. Public - Gillian Cox - Direct descendant - 9 July 2020 - Family papers
  • Relationship status
    Dinnie married Pauline Laurenson on 14th March 1928. They had 4 children. Public - Gillian Cox - Direct descendant - 9 July 2020 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13220 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 Farm hand/Civilian 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 July 2020Gillian CoxRaglanDirect descendant

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