English Māori John Patrick Ahern Died 6 August 1915 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 9/785 AWMM WWI 9/785A AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Trooper AWMM Otago Mounted Rifles AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Patrick AWMM SurnameAhern AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 9/785 AWMM WWI 9/785A AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Pongaroa, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationEdward Ahern (father), Otaki, Manawatu, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 9/785 AWMM WWI 9/785A AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 Feb 1915-26 March 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 17 or HMNZT 18 or HMNZT 19 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima AWMM Trooper AWMM Otago Mounted Rifles AWMM 3rd Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Trooper AWMM Otago Mounted Rifles AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 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 About death Contribute › Death6 August 1915 AWMM Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM Roll of Honour Remember John Patrick Ahern by laying a poppy. Jack Ahern Jeremiah Ahern John Patrick Ahern John William Ahern Joseph Ahern Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Patrick Ahern Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related Serviceperson Joseph Ahern Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22269517 Further Reference DocumentsNew 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. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) 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
