Anthony MINOGUE

Regimental number27540
Date of birth15 September 1888
Place of birthCo Clare, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinBrother, John Minogue, NZ Railways, Invercargill
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 June 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: John Minogue, 5 Gordon Street, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 December 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 7 January 1917, and posted to 8th Company.

Found guilty, 26 July 1917, of being absent from billet, 4.30 pm to 10 pm, 25 July 1917: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 21 May 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375956