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22/01/2017
22/01/2017 From the Belfast Newsletter dated 7th April 1917:
22/01/2017 Sergeant John Timoney, Canadian Infantry, Church Street, Magherafelt
04/04/2016 John Timoney emigrated to Canada.
04/04/2016 John Timoney was the son of James and Teresa Timoney. James Timoney married Teresa McGinnis in Belfast on 3rd June 1880.
04/04/2016 John Francis Timoney was born in Belfast on 15th December 1882. He was one of ten children, seven surviving.
04/04/2016 By 1886 the family had moved to the Limavady area.
04/04/2016 Known family: James Timoney, Teresa Timoney, John Francis Timoney (born 15th December 1882, Belfast), Maggie Timoney (born 3rd March 1886, Limavady), James Timoney (born 4th March 1888, Limavady), Norah Honora Timoney (born 24th August 1889, Limavady), Francis Timoney (born 10th January 1891, Limavady), Teresa Timoney (born 24th July 1893, Limavady), Isabel Timoney (born 26th June 1896, Limavady).
04/04/2016 The 1911 census does not list John as living with the family at house 30 in Church Street, Magherafelt. His father was a house and land agent.
04/04/2016 Prior to enlisting, John was working as a farmer.
04/04/2016 John Timoney enlisted at Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada on 2nd March 1916.
04/04/2016 Private John Francis Timoney was serving with 102nd Battalion of the Saskatchewan Regiment when he was killed in action on 21st March 1917 during the preparations for Vimy Ridge.
04/04/2016 Private John Timoney is buried at Villers Station Cemetery, Villers-au-Bois north west of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France.
04/04/2016 The CWGC record Private John Francis Timoney as the son of James and Teresa Timoney, of 7 The Bower, Batley, Yorkshire, England.
04/04/2016 By the time of the 1901 census, the family were living at house 17 in Ballyheifer, Magherafelt, County Londonderry. John is not listed. His father was a land agent.
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