ELKIS, Thomas Grattan
(Service number 60918)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 15 January 1890 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs H. M. ELKIS (wife), 56 Salisbury Street, Christchurch | ||
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 | 30th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 October 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 31 May 1968 | Age | 78 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Thomas Grattan Elkis was the younger son of John and Norah (née Connolly) Elkis. His mother died three months after his birth. He was educated at Winchester and Temuka schools. Thomas married Helena (Ellen) Mary Downes on 22 January 1915 at Temuka. Their first child, Pauline Veronica Elkis, was born on 29 June 1916 at Winchester. His older brother, William Henry Elkis, wascalled up while working as a railway porter at Palmerston North.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [[15 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 March 2018]; School Admission Records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [16 March 2018]
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