Eugene TANGNEY

Regimental number8/492
AddressPukewoao
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMiss Mary Tangney, Good Shepherd Convent, Mount Magdalla, Halswell, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 24 April 1915
Place of burialEast Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 119), Greece
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Thomas Tangney, Leslie Hills, Culverden, North Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body

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