Ernest Meenan was a fisherman when he joined the Army in 1917. Within a year he was wounded with life-threatening damage - "gunshot wound L hip, gsw rt hip, scrotum."
He was wounded on October 8, 1918, during an attack on German positions at Masnieres in France. The German Army was losing ground but still able to set up a strong defensive position.
Ernest returned home on the Hospital Ship Marama in early 1919. I have not been able to find details of the short time that was left to him, but my guess is that his was a slow, hopeless death, full of advancing sorrow for his family and pain for himself.
DEATH.
MEENAN — On August 6, at Dunedin Hospital (died of wounds), Ernest Percival, beloved second son of Francis and) Annie Meenan, 153 Leith street; in his twenty seventh year. R.I.P. -Otago Witness, 10/8/1920.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mr and Mrs F Meenan and family wish to convey their sincere thanks to Dr Barnett, Mrs Macfie, and hospital nurses for kind services rendered to their son during his long illness; also to the many kind friends for messages of sympathy in their sad bereavement. -Evening Star, 21/8/1920.
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