MABEN, Thomas William
(Service number 3/1808)
| First Rank | Sergeant; Lieutenant; Captain | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 07/01/1885 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Accountant | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. MABEN (wife), Knights Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington | ||
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 | Hospital Ship No. 1, Maheno (Second Charter); New Zealand Hospital Ship No. , Maheno (Third Departure from New Zealand) Staff; Hospital Ship No. 1, Maheno (Fourth Charter); Hospital Ship No. 1, Mahenoa (Fourth Charter, Second Sailing). | ||
| Date | 25 January 1916; 20 October 1917; 28 February 1918. | ||
| Transport | Maheno ( x 4) - Hospital Ship No. 1, 2nd Voyage from NZ; Hospital Ship No. 1, 3rd Voyage from NZ; Hospital Ship No. 1, 6th Voyage from NZ; Hospital Ship No. 1, 7th Voyage from NZ. | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington (x 4 times) | Destination | Sea (x 4 times) |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 June 1939 | Age | 53 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Purewa Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of James & Frances MABEN. was chief accountant in office of Town Clerk, Timaru. 1916 promoted to corporal (attached to N.Z.N.C. & leaving on the Maheno); next sergeant, then Adjutant, then Captain (1917). Left NZ as staff member of hospital ship Maheno. Nominal Roll footnotes: Ex H.S. Maheno, 2nd charter, 1st & 2nd sailings - returning to duty. [See Bio.]
Sources
Cenotaph Database [18 November 2013]; Timaru herald, 16 November 1915, 19 April 1916, 15 October 1917 (Papers Past) [18 November 2013]
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