Identity
Title
Forenames
John Patrick AWMM
Surname
Ahern AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
- WWI 9/785 AWMM
- WWI 9/785A AWMM
Gender
Iwi
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Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
Unknown AWMM Pongaroa, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
Edward Ahern (father), Otaki, Manawatu, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 14 February 1915
AWMM Single AWMM
Service
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Biographical information
John Ahern was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ahern, of Convent Rd., Otaki, New Zealand.
Trooper Ahern was killed in a night attack during the August Offensive.
Date of death may have been 6 August or 7 August 1915.
Arrived Suez, Egypt on 26 March 1915 AWMM
Death
Death
Date of death
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Place of death
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Cemetery
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Obituary
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Processing
Sources
External links
Documents
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
Vol1: 6 AWMM - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2015). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-3). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM - The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
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