Second Lieutenant

Lionel Matthew Tansey

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Michael and Frances Maria Tansey. Born at Kumeroa, Hawke's Bay. Served in Egypt, 1916, and in France, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/25
Name:
Lionel Matthew Tansey
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Michael Tansey (father), Raetihi, King-country, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Solicitor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
12 March 1919
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 42
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (12 March 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Block III. Plot 70.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Lionel Matthew Tansey
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