FLEMING, Thomas
(Service number 34655)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 9 January 1895 | Place of Birth | Glenavy |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Glenavy | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | T. FLEMING (father), Glenavy, Canterbury | ||
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 Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Port Lyttelton | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 July 1936 | Age | 41 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Glenavy Hall Honours List of Soldiers who saw active service in the Great War 1914-1915 | ||
Biographical Notes
Thomas Fleming was the son of Thomas and Ellen Fleming of Glenavy. His older brother Patrick Darby served in World War I. Both Thomas and Patrick are remembered on the Glenavy Hall Honours List.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 March 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 March 2019]; Karori Cemetery burial record (Wellington City Council) [17 March 2019]; headstone image attached to Cenotaph record
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