Thomas Erroll Sheehan Kennedy

Gunner

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas and Julia Maria Kennedy. Born at Christchurch. Served in Samoa, 1914.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“LATE GUNNER T KENNEDY, N.Z.F.A. He was born and educated in Southland, and on the outbreak of the war joined the Samoan Expeditionary Force. On returning to New Zealand he again volunteered for service abroad, but contracted measles and pneumonia and died in the Wellington Hospital.” [Star (Christchurch), Issue 11447, 23 July 1915, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number:

1/28

Name:

Thomas Erroll Sheehan Kennedy

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

19 August 1892

Place of Birth:

Waikaka, Southland, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mrs W. Lindley (sister), Wendon Valley, Southland, New Zealand

Religion:

Church of England

Date of Enlistment:

09 August 1914

Locality on Enlistment:

Commercial Hotel, Woodville

Place of Enlistment:

Wellington, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Labourer

Employer:

W E Grant, Woodville

Unit:

New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of sickness

Date of Death:

11 June 1915

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Date of Discharge:

22 March 1915

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Samoan Advance Party

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

15 August 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2

Vessel:

Moeraki or Monowai

Destination:

Apia, Samoa

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Wellington (Karori) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

E. 15. (S).

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand