WILLIAM MEEHAN
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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
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Headstones MEEHAN
Plot: BLOCK
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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)
- WW1 Military Service History - William Meehan
