Lionel Matthew TANSEY

Regimental number25/25
Date of birth23 June 1885
Place of birthKumeroa, Hawke's Bay
OccupationSolicitor
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Michael Tansey, Raetihi, King Country
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of disease 12 March 1919
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialRaetihi Cemetery (Block III, Plot 70), Ruapehu District
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Frances Maria Tansey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 1