Trooper

Thomas McCahon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Fanny McCahon, of Oxford, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Thomas was born 27 November 1894 at Oxford, son of Thomas and Fanny McCahon, where he also attended school. Before enlisting he had been employed on Mr W. Jenkins's farm at Waddington and was well-li... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1118
Name:
Thomas McCahon
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
27 November 1894
Place of Birth:
Canterbury, Oxford,
Next of Kin: 
John McCahon (father), East Oxford, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care W. J. Jenkins, Waddington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Mounted Machine Gun Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
04 August 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Thomas McCahon
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