KIELY, Thomas
(Service number 47152)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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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 | Burkes Pass | ||
| Occupation | Labourer Carter | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. Kiely (mother), 23 Brìghton Street,Kaikorai, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigrade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 29 March 1918 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bertrancourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Kaikorai School Roll of Honour; Mackenzie War Memorial, Fairlie, 2016 additions | ||
Biographical Notes
Thomas Kiely was the on of Thomas and Margaret Kiely,of Dunedin, New Zealand. Kiely, Thomas, Burkes Pas, carter, first military service ballot for No.10 (South Canterbury) recruiting district.
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014); Timaru Herald 25 Nov 1916 (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/)
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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