CLARIDGE, Thomas George
(Service number 25/962)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 19 November 1882 | Place of Birth | Papanui, Chch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 10/14/1915 | Age | 32 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Studholme Junction, SC | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | T Claridge (Father) Papanui, Chch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | NZ Rifle Brigade |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 3rd Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 42,43,44 Ulimaroa, Mokoia Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 June 1918 | Age | 35 |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
| Cause | Died of illness | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | St Paul's Anglican Church Harewood Road, Papanui, Chch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Thomas and Ellen ( nee Rogers) Claridge of Chapel St, Papanui. Four other brothers served. Benjamin Samuel Claridge 15500 Died 9 June 1917, France: Isaac Edward Claridge 24138 died 12 Oct 1917 France: Charles Reuben Claridge 51338 survived & died 1956: Maurice Rogers Claridge survived and died 1975. Other brothers not on Memorial Wall . Farmed with older brother Albert Richard Claridge who lived in South Canterbury, and later Waitaki district
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