LOTT, Thomas
(Service number 23/196)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 19/08/1894 | Place of Birth | Cheviot |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 27 May 1915 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Cheviot, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Daniel Lott Senior (father), Spotswood, Cheviot, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | A Company, 1st Battalion | ||
| Date | 10 September 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egypt Expeditionery Force 1916, Western Europe 1916 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1916 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Daniel and Elizabeth Lott, Claremont, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Native of Spotswood, North Canterbury.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (May 2014)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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