WILLIAM MEEHAN

1898 - 1962  (64 years)

• Name	WILLIAM MEEHAN
  Birth	25 Jan 1898	DEBORAH, NORTH OTAGO, NZ
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jun 1962	OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ
  Burial	30 Jun 1962	BLOCK 173, PLOTS 2, 3, OAMARU OLD CATHOLIC CEMETERY, NORTH OTAGO, NZ
  Person ID	I66	Meehan
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	JEREMIAH MEEHAN,   b. Abt 1856, BANNA, KERRY, IRELAND d. 19 Mar 1901, OTAGO, NZ (Age 45 years)
  Mother	ELIZABETH GLEESON,   b. 16 May 1858, MIDLETON, CORK, IRELAND d. 10 Aug 1957, DUNEDIN, OTAGO, NZ (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	09 Jul 1891	OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ANNE MATILDA "ANNIE" MCKONE,   b. 26 Dec 1893, HILDERTHORPE, NORTH OTAGO, NZ d. 09 Jun 1942, 24 USK STREET, OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1924	ST PATRICKS BASILICA, OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ
  Children	1. MARY ELIZABETH "MOLLY" MEEHAN,   b. 05 Jul 1925   d. 10 Jan 1987, OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ (Age 61 years)   2. JAMES HENRY "JIM" MEEHAN,   b. 05 Jul 1926, OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ d. 04 Nov 1999, AUCKLAND, NZ (Age 73 years)   3. GERTRUDE MARGARET "TRUDY" MEEHAN,   b. 18 Apr 1928   d. 19 Sep 2020 (Age 92 years)   4. NEIL CASIMIR MEEHAN,   b. 18 Aug 1929   d. 16 May 1979, NAPIER, NZ (Age 49 years)   5. WILLIAM JOSEPH "BILL" MEEHAN,   b. 27 Mar 1933   d. 08 Jul 2001, OAMARU, NORTH OTAGO, NZ (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2017

  
  

• Headstones

  MEEHAN Plot: BLOCK

  
  

• Notes

  WW1 Military Service History - William Meehan 78953 NZEF NZ Rifle Brigade https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24061629 William was a motor mechanic aged 20 years at the time of his enlistment for WW1 service (28th Feb 1918) He commenced service 30th Apr 1918 and was discharged 3rd February 1920. Prior to enlistment he was a volunteer in the territorial army reserves - A Company, 10th (North Otago Rifles) Regiment. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1309180?page=1&rtp=1&ros=1&asr=1&assoc=all&mb=c WW2 1st August 1940 William, aged 42 and married with 5 children, enlisted for service - 19th Company National Military Reserve. Discharged 21st March 1941 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Military_Reserve_(New_Zealand)