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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
James Joseph McMenamin |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Chaplain |
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| Forename(s): |
James Joseph |
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| Surname: |
McMenamin |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
6/1215 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
- Chaplain Captain [Chaplain Class IV (Captain)]
- Chaplain Captain [Chaplain Class IV (Captain)]
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| Next of Kin: |
- Mrs Elizabeth McMenamin (mother), Main Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
- Mrs Elizabeth McMenamin (mother), Main Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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| Marital Status: |
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| Enlistment Address: |
- The Presbytery, New Zealand
- The Presbytery, New Zealand
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
- Main Body
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force
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| Embarkation Unit: |
- Canterbury Infantry Battalion
- 11th Reinforcements Chaplains Corps
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| Embarkation Date: |
- 16 October 1914
- 1 April 1916
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| Place of Embarkation: |
- Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
- Tahiti or Athenic
- Maunganui or Tahiti
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Chaplains Department |
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| Place of Death: |
Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
9 June 1917 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed while burying the dead after battle |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Nieppe Communal Cemetery, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
Cures' vault under Crucifix. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
Te Arara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Funeral of Catholic chaplain, and photograph |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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