CATLOW, Thomas
(Service number 7/1829)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | High St, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C Catlow (mother), Swan St, Napier | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 June 1917 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
from Timaru. Sonb of Clara Nicholls (formerly Catlow) of 66 Cole St, Masterton
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013); Cenotaph Jan 2014
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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