Joseph Valentine MAHONEY

Regimental number10/422
Date of birth13 February 1894
Place of birthPatea
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBank clerk
AddressBank of New South Wales, Feilding
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.6
Height5' 6.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E E Mahoney, 26 Fitzroy Street, Feilding
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 April 1918
Discharge date10 July 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HT 'Marama', 6 April 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, left leg), 10 July 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death20 January 1920 Cambridge
Age at death25
Place of burialHautapu Cemetery, Cambridge
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10927762

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