KEAY, Thomas
(Service number 15915)
| First Rank | Lance Sergeant | Last Rank | Lance Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zeand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Keay (father), George Road, Fairlie, Canterbury, New zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimoroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
| Other Units Served With | D Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 November 1917 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Thomas Keay was the son of John and Alice Keay.
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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