John McKONE

1896 - 1916  (19 years)

• Name	John McKONE
  Birth	12 Dec 1896	Hilderthorpe, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	01 Oct 1916	France   [4]
  Burial	Mericourt-l'Abbe, Picardie, France   [5]
  Person ID	I14915	NZ Genealogy Project | HEAVEY Descendant
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Michael McKONE,   b. 1858, Ballyconnell, County Cavan, Ireland d. 23 May 1939, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Margaret HEAVEY,   b. 1859, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland d. 08 Sep 1902, Awamoko, Otago, New Zealand (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1882	Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand   [6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F4921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Dec 1896 - Hilderthorpe, Otago, New Zealand Death - 01 Oct 1916 - France Burial - - Mericourt-l'Abbe, Picardie, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY Lance-Corporal J. McKone (died of wounds) was born at Hilderthorpe in December, 1895 and was educated at Awamoko School, finishing his education at St. Patrick's School Oamaru. After leaving school he joined the clerical branch of the railway service, and was stationed at Ngapara and Waiwera, where he was widely known. He enlisted at Waiwera, joining the Third Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade and subsequently was transferred to the signalling division. He landed in the firing-line in France on Easter Monday, and since then was constantly engaged in active work, taking part in three battles. Source: The Press (Christchurch), 17 October 1916.

  
  

• Sources

  [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S695] David Bryant, NZSG Kiwi Index - School Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S691] Papers Past - The Press (Christchurch), (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), Volume LII, Issue 15723, 17 October 1916, Page 9, none. THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED. Lance-Corporal J. McKone (died of wounds) was born at Hilderthorpe in December, 1895 and was educated at Awamoko School, finishing his education at St. Patrick's School Oamaru. After leaving school he joined the clerical branch of the railway service, and was stationed at Ngapara and Waiwera, where he was widely known. He enlisted at Waiwera, joining the Third Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade and subsequently was transferred to the signalling division. He landed in tho firing-line in France on Easter Monday, and since then was constantly engaged in active work, taking part in three battles. [S783] David Bryant, NZSG Kiwi Index - WW1 Deaths 1914-1921, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/). [S782] trishy1010, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - McKone Family Tree, (Ancestry.com). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S788] Ken Tregear, Geni - Tree by K Tregear, (www.geni.com).