THOMAS, Gordon Forest Dean
(Service number 78603)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs D.A. Thomas (mother), 89 Gammick Street, Temuka, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 40th Reinforcements A Company | ||
| Date | 10 July 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Infantry | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 September 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | At sea en route to England | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Winchester War Memorial; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013,
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