Gunner

John McGinley

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Frank and Hanna McGinley, of Glencolumbkille, Co. Donegal. Republic of Ireland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Christy Gillespie
Relationship to casualty: Researcher
With regard to John McGinley Service Number 420161 I would like to add the following. John was from Lougheraherk in Glencolmcille Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland. He came to New Zealand with his first c... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
420161
Name:
John McGinley
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
1900
Place of Birth:
Lougheraherk, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Next of Kin: 
Miss H McGinley (sister), Longherbirk, Meenicross P O, Glencolumkill, Co. Donegal, Eire.
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
Otakiri
Place of Enlistment: 
Whakatane, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sharemilker
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 144 Independent Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
23 March 1943
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
47
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
1. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
John McGinley
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