GUDSELL, Thomas Clayton
(Service number 32322)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 03/06/1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Albury | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Agnes GUDSELL (mother), Chamberland, Albury, Canterbury | ||
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 | 10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 December 1979 | Age | 83 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Thomas Clayton Gudsell was the son of Thomas and Agnes (née Hay) Gudsell. He married Margaret Leckie Morrison in 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [29 June 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [29 June 2017]
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