He served in World War Two, at which time he was still single.
His wife's name was Mary Patricia (born
23 May 1924).
Francis died in 1992. He was survived by his wife who died in 2007.
Sources
Birth Registration - Registration no. 1918/14273 for Francis Patrick O'Donoghue; parents: Mary Ellen and Francis John. Accessed at BDM Online. (Births, Deaths & Marriages, Dept of Internal Affairs, New Zealand - https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
WWII Ballot Lists 1940 - New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Francis Patrick O'Donoghue; Gender: Male; Residence Place: Taniwha, Te Kauwhata, New Zealand; Inferred Residence Year: 1940; Publication Date: 2 Oct 1940
WWII Ballot lists 1941 - New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Name: Francis Patrick O'Donoghue; Gender: Male; Residence Place: Te Kauwhata, New Zealand; Inferred Residence Year: 1941; Publication Date: 6 Aug 1941
WWII Nominal Rolls - Ancestry.com. New Zealand Army WWII Nominal Rolls, 1939-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Francis Patrick Odonoghue; Embarkation: 1942; Army Number: 262896; Last Residence: Te Kauwhata, New Zealand; Relative Name: Mrs M E Odonoghue; Relationship: Mother; Nominal Roll: 1 Jul 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Death Registration - Registration number: 1992/31819 for Francis Patrick Odonoghue, born 25 May 1918, death 1992
Archives New Zealand: R16628839 O'DONOGHUE Francis Patrick - Morrinsville formerly Te Puninga - Retired Farmer, probate record, 1992, Hamilton Probates.
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