Rfn. James Henry Moroney

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Rfn. James Henry Moroney

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Death: September 15, 1916 (32)
Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France (World War I: Killed in Action.)
Place of Burial: [I. D. 9.], Flers, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Daniel Moroney and Mary Ellen Moroney
Brother of Clare Clare Kennedy; Pretoria Moroney; Private; Jane Stella Moroney; Mary Catherine O'Reilly and 5 others

Occupation: New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion.
Find A Grave ID: 56377449
Service No: WWI 23/1441
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Rfn. James Henry Moroney

James Henry Moroney was born at Waipawa in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island on 22 April 1884. His parents were Daniel Moroney and Mary Ellen Moroney (nee McGreevy) who had married in New Zealand on 24 May 1882. During World War I James served with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion. James was killed in action at the Somme on 15 September 1916. 32-year-old James was buried in the Australian Imperial Forces Burial Ground at Flers in France. Bio by Debbie McCauley (2 October 2024).

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohMe.html / Ref 12.4.2021
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Rfn. James Henry Moroney's Timeline

1884
April 22, 1884
Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand
1916
September 15, 1916
Age 32
Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
September 15, 1916
Age 32
Australian Imperial Forces Burial Ground, [I. D. 9.], Flers, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France