HAYNES, Thomas William
(Service number 32849)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | abt 1892 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jessie Haynes (mother) Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 19th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 68 or 69; Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England or Devonport |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 October 1917 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | Yrpes, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Hakataramea War Memorial; St Augustine Church War memorial; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of William and Jessie Pearcy Haynes, Waimate (married 1890). Thomas had five sisters and one brother who served (James John Haynes 1897-1977, service no.68531). Thomas died at Passendale.
Sources
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