ELDER, Thomas Desmond
(Service number 32442)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Railway clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. ELDER (mother), Temuka | ||
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 | 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 December 1964 | Age | 72 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Thomas Desmond Elder was the son of James and Agnes (née McCallum) Elder. He was educated at Temuka School. His brother James was killed in action in 1916 in France. In October 1917 Desmond was progressing favourably in Brockenhurst Hospital, having been preciously reported as dangerously wounded in wrist and thigh.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 February 2017]; Ruru Cemetery, Christchurch, burial records (Christchurch City Council) [26 February 2017]; Timaru Herald, 31 October 1917 (Papers Past) [26 February 2017]
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