Regimental number | 45700 |
Place of birth | Australia |
Occupation | Shearer |
Next of kin | Father, James Kearney, New South Wales, Australia |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | A Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Euston Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 9), Colincamps, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie Kearney, 114 Cathedral Street, Sydney. Native of Culcairn, New South Wales, Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 18 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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