KEARTON, Thomas
(Service number 18390)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20/01/1896 | Place of Birth | Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | J. J. KEARTON (father), Studholme Junction, Waimate | ||
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 | 20th Reinforcements New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 14 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 May 1941 | Age | 45 |
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| Place of Death | In hospital, Greece | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of John Isaac & Frances Elizabeth (nee THOMPSON) KEARTON. Brother of James Arnold KEARTON who also served in WWI & was seriously wounded. Came to NZ with family in 1912. Cousin of Ralph Dawson KEARTON who died of wounds in 1916. Born in 1896; came to NZ with family. Returned to NZ on 8 August 1919 by 'Ulimoara'. Thomas died in hospital while a prisoner of war (WWII). He had married Jessie SULLIVAN on 10 April 1924 at the Nukuroa Church, at Hannaton, but they had seperated by the time of WWII. Jessie died in 1994. One daughter - Norma Constance KEARTON (1927-2004)
Sources
Cenotaph Databases (WWI, WWII) [07 February 2014]; CWGC [07 February 2014]; Timaru Herald, 4 August 1919 (Papers Past) [07 February 2014]; ancestry.com.au (1891, 1901 Census; UK Outward Passenger Lists) [07 February 2014]; Kearton Genealogy (Kearton grandson of John Isaac Kearton) [07 February 2014]; Waimate Presbyterian Marriage Register (South Canterbury Museum) [12 February 2014]
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