William HEAVEY [William McCOLLUM]

1888 - 1938  (49 years)

• Name	William HEAVEY
  Known As	William McCOLLUM
  Birth	09 Sep 1888	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Convicted	19 Jun 1919	Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand   [3]
  Sentence	19 Jun 1919  [3]
  	One year prison with hard labour for Deserting from the Expeditionary Force
  Occupation	1938  [4]
  	Waterside Worker, Wellington
  Death	24 Jul 1938	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [5]
  Burial	26 Jul 1938	Karori, Wellington, New Zealand   [6]
  Person ID	I17200	NZ Genealogy Project | HEAVEY Descendant
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	William HEAVEY,   b. 1856, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland d. 20 Oct 1929, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Jane McCOLLUM,   b. 1867, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. 09 Oct 1918, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	04 Mar 1890	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [7]
  Family ID	F5759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 09 Sep 1888 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Convicted - 19 Jun 1919 - Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand Death - 24 Jul 1938 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Burial - 26 Jul 1938 - Karori, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone - Mary Heavey In loving memory of Mary HEAVEY, died 16 Dec 1911. Jane HEAVEY, died 9 Oct 1918. William HEAVEY, died 24 Jul 1938. Plot: Section ROM CATH, Plot number 24 Q

  
  

• Notes

  Military Service William HEAVEY enlisted for the NZ Expeditionary Force in Wellington on the 15 September 1917. Before enlistment he had been employed by the shipping company Shaw Savill & Albion, Wellington as a labourer. He entered the army Trentham training camp in Upper Hutt, but absented himself without leave on 5 April 1918 taking his uniform and personal necessaries. An arrest warrant was issued for deserting on 8 May 1918 and the police began inquiries to locate William. William was eventually located in Christchurch under the assumed surname Healy and arrested on 9 June 1919 at Lyttelton, after the first World War had ended. He was returned to Trentham for Court-martial on 19 June 1919 and tried on two charges (1) Deserting His Magesty's Service (2) Loosing by neglect his equipment, clothing and regimental necessaries valued at £2-8-7. William was found guilty and sentenced to prison with hard labour for twelve months and stoppage of pay to recover the cost of the lost equipment. William was discharged from Wellington Prison on the 19 March 1920. Source: William Heavey - WW1 70767 Army, Military Personnel Files, Archives NZ, Wellington. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S903] ARCHWAY - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand 2004), none. [S2001] Archives New Zealand Online - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz), none. [S162] Papers Past - The Evening Post (Wellington), (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. Funeral Notice, 25 July 1938 [S162] Papers Past - The Evening Post (Wellington), (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. HEAVEY. - At Ewart Hospital, Wellington, on July 24, 1938, William, eldest son of the late William and Jane Heavey, Wellington; aged 50 years. R.I.P. [S436] Wellington City Council, Wellington City Council Cemeteries Database, (Wellington City Council, 101 Wakefield Street, Wellington, New Zealand). [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006).