RUSBRIDGE, Thomas Frederick
(Service number 62884)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Sapper |
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Birth
| Date | 18/08/1897 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Telegraph cadet | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Alice Rusbridge (mother), 209 North Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 34th Reinforcements, Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 8 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Engineers | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 January 1971 | Age | 73 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Thomas Frederick Rusbridge was born on 18 August 1897 at Christchurch, the son of George James and Alice Ingram (née Chamberlain) Rusbridge. he was educated at Ashburton School before transferring to Timaru Main School in June 1910. Thomas married Bessie Steele McKissock in 1920. Bessie predeceased him by nearly nine years.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 January 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru Districy Council) [02 January 2017]
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